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you in support of reparation payments?

seems to me just people wanting handouts and using history as a form to get it.
I think its the stupidest thing.
Just watched a Piers Morgan debate or screaming match if you wanna call it that where they were Arguing about the king of Britain having to apologize for slavery and the black women arguing for it could not answer a single question and would just rant on about nonsense and eventually when finally asked what she wants, she said reparations.
So Pierce went on to ask if Roman and Viking ancestors should have to pay him reparations also and she went on about not talking about slavery, so it confused me what the hell she wanted reparations for haha..
anyway its dumb, go get a job and stop trying to get handouts wherever you can as far as i am concerned.

thoughts?
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empanadas · 31-35, M
Giving out money, No. at one point everybody had an ancestor that was a slave if you look back enough. The Irish to the British, the Vikings enslaving people from the British isles, the north Africans taking European slaves, the Arabs with Africans, Europeans with the native of the americas and etc. It's sad that the usa doesnt just let it go and move forward in a productive matter. Was slavery horrible, yes. However, it's a statement of survival and not of being victimized. Reparations will just cause further division in a country that is already divided. People will have to pay more in taxes and that's going to cause more resentment. I swear politicians are just using this to further divide the population, so they can have more control. Instead of paying people 5 million each, they should allow tax incentives for business ownership. Black Americans business should not pay taxes for the first few years or so, as long as they invest in their communities. That way, they can actually build up their neighborhoods. instead giving money away that will have less value once they get it.
Torsten · 36-40, M
@empanadas well said. yeah basically most people could come up with a reason why they think they are owed in. Its dumb