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Interesting thing here I found on Quora and it resonated with me. Just wanted to share.

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I’m black and I wonder when white people will pay us reparation. Why not?
Hello. Bkack woman here. Let me answer

Whats wrong with black people? You have the audacity to even want reparations when YOU WAS NEVER A SLAVE! Plus, not every white person owned slaves or was a slave master. If you did research, you would know that it was the UPPER high class rich white people that had slaves. Majority of slaves went to Brazil! It was only 1–6% black slaves from Africa sent to America. Others went to the Carribeans and other places! Also, if you did research, you would then find out that white people were SOLD slaves by…other black people!! So where is those reparations from Africans?! There’s literally the Dahomey Tribe that was fighting the French(white people) to KEEP slavery! How about the Ashanti Tribe fighting the English during Queen Victoria reign? They sold their own(not rival tribes before u go use the “Rival tribes were selling another” excuse). Also, why arent white women in Barbary given reparations?! You do know black men sold BOTH black women and white women into slavery?! But thats quiet. Im a free black woman but im tired of this victim mindset. My family came from nothing and a bad country and worked their butt off! My family is full of lawyers, Marine members, actors, doctors, and cooks. We never asked for any reparations or try to use our race as excuses! I am US Marine and I love this country. I made it far! I earn my rank! I never made excuses or beg in this country. I found out my family were sl@v3s AND sl@v3masters! Im not a victim. All this can be answered if you did a history search. The past hurts and it was disgusting but youre not a victim. Stoo being lazy and entitled for something u didnt go through.

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Nitedoc · 51-55, M
No one knows how long slavery has taken place in the world. It is mentioned in some of mankind's earliest writings. Many different races were slaves and owned slaves all over the world at the time. Anyone asking for reparations today is simply looking for another handout. They don't care whether or not they deserve it or that it is justified.
@Nitedoc I totally agree! And the world needs to understand that it wasn’t just America that had them (as few as they were in comparison) but Europe had slaves as well yet it’s ALWAYS America that is bashed for slaves… when most of us NEVER had ancestors that owned slaves… only the very rich plantation owners.

Yes… entitled and do not care if it is justified! Great reply!
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@Unefilletrescurieuse That's true. America ENDED slavery in our country as well as several other countries too. I'm amazed that people overlook this fact when they talk about slavery.
@Nitedoc Online, you’d think America was the only country in the world with this stain in their history… fact is slavery still exists abroad whether covert or overt!
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@Unefilletrescurieuse Oh I know. The middle east, India, China, Indonesia and dozens of places all over the world still openly own slaves.
@Nitedoc And where is the outcry for them? All some people know how to do is pounce on America… apparently they have limited knowledge of the reality of this cruel and hard world we live in.
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@Unefilletrescurieuse Those poor souls have little chance of ever being free. The world has always been a cruel and evil place. Pretty dangerous too. Now in the information age we have access to what's happening pretty much anywhere. It may seem pretty bad these days but really it's always been like this. We just know about it now when it happens. There's still a whole lot of good people in the world who are trying to do the right thing. I just try to live life life as best I can and stay as positive as I can.
@Nitedoc I’m just gonna say this. Yes, evil has been among us from the beginning. Oh yeah! However the Bible tells us that “evil
Men will wax worse and worse!”


2 Timothy 3:13-17
King James Version
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Oh yes this is what our maker has to say about it. And I believe him!

Besides I think anyone watching with an honest heart knows that evil is pretty much running the show now when once upon a time it stayed in darkness… in the closet if you will… all evil tried to hide. NOT now… evil is brazen on a much larger scale than any other time!
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@Unefilletrescurieuse Well it sure seems to be getting worse and more out in the open unabashedly. Maybe the ever increasing population just yields a higher number of criminals of all types. I don't know.
@Nitedoc I just take the Bible/ God at his word. But yeah ‘evil has always been’ just as it is.. But human beings hearts do not care enough to hide it anymore and are more brazen and will get worse! . And yeah evil is expressed/manifested in ways that would have shocked our ancestors…