over 400 years of slavery,racisim still is alive,and well,but do we owe anything to anybody,Im not a racist do I owe anyone?if so what?
2006-06-14 20:09:47 · 12 answers · asked by Square Root 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No, there's no justice system in the world that punishes the children for the sins of their fathers. And in the situation of slavery, many of the people that would be paying for reparations didn't even have ancestors who owned slaves. And furthermore, no black person alive today has actually been a slave. So not only are the perpetrators of slavery gone, but so are it's victims.
2006-06-14 20:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes you owe everyone respect just like I do as a African American all the slavery and racism is the lack of respect for another human being. I personally don't want anyone to payback anything I want to receive respect just like you or anyone else want to receive respect which means equal opportunities. No payback just stop stopping us from having equal opportunity don't Deny us jobs (which still happens a lot) when we are just as qualified. don't deny us loans, education and the list goes on and on.
2006-06-15 03:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone deserves anything it is the Native American Tribes that were here before the white man came. They deserve this entire continent from the Arctic (alaska and up in canada) all the way down to Peru etc.
edit: both North American and South American continents
2006-06-15 03:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by Lha Bho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't owe anyone ****. Unless you think that you owe the indians? Do you owe the Indians too? Let's see ... what the Mexicans?? Probably owe the French too? What about the Canadians? Did I miss anyone?
2006-06-15 03:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No payback is necessary. The first people to enslave Africans were other Africans.
2006-06-15 03:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone is going to receive payback it should be Native Americans.
2006-06-15 03:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by Shay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No payback is neccesary - the people that would be around to recieve it are not the ones that endured anything to deserve it.
2006-06-15 03:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by pxtrials 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but according to certain reparations proponents you are reaping the benefits of long-ago slavery, therefore you need to pay for it. I say if they want it, come and try to take it. We'll see who ends up with my money.
2006-06-15 03:14:35 · answer #8 · answered by John D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America owes everybody something. Nobody should be holding their breath.
2006-06-15 03:18:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell no, i don't owe them anything and i don't owe the native Americans anything either, i didn't do anything to either of them, please people its 2006, get over it!
2006-06-15 09:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by AFwife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋