Reparations for slavery is idiotic
Not one person that screams about this was a slave
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Graylight · 51-55, F
The problem is that slavery led to alienation and derision, which led to poverty, which often led to crime, and the undercurrent of racism over the decades has become institutionalized. This is a societal problem and likely not solved in any way through reparations, but it's a problem that needs to be addressed by our culture nonetheless.
It [i]is[/i] worth pointing out that every other people slighted by US policies have received reparations. Japanese-Americans, Native Americans, Eskimos, Jews, German-Jews...but never African Americans. The US has steadfastly refused to financially admit culpability for slavery.
[and anyone even thinking about shouting that white aren't the only people who had slaves, hover elsewhere, please]
It [i]is[/i] worth pointing out that every other people slighted by US policies have received reparations. Japanese-Americans, Native Americans, Eskimos, Jews, German-Jews...but never African Americans. The US has steadfastly refused to financially admit culpability for slavery.
[and anyone even thinking about shouting that white aren't the only people who had slaves, hover elsewhere, please]