why do white people think that slavery wasnt a big deal and why havent black people been compensated?

Question

everyother race was compensated: jews( slavery was a 500 year genocide, holocaust lasted 6/8 at most??) asians in internment camps???? weres our 40 acres and a mule...... and why do white people feel we dont deserve it

white people dont know black struggles so why are they so quick to say your lazy..... ur using a crutch........ they know the fight isnt fair for us. ( notice i said us , as in other blacks, so if ur not black what do u kno about black struggles...... remember that)

Answer 1

Over 100 years ago H.R. 29 was introduced into Congress and disapproved. The general consensus of these white Congressmen was, "They ought to be glad their free!" In a nauseating sort of way I admire these people because they did not hide their racial denigration of black folk. Nowadays their descendants wryness of African American issuses is so covert many blacks become trapped and confused.
Time is a relative factor used by these descendants for the opposition of Justice to simply jusitfy their faulty reasoning.

Answer 2

I'm Canadian so I can't comment on the compensation issue. And it's a huge can or worms I'm not prepared to open. But all white people do not think that "slavery wasn't a big deal" Slavery is a totally disgusting practice. In some countries people are still treated that way. And I would never say that all black people are lazy or using a crutch. I would never make any kind of sweeping generalization like that. All blacks are ..., All jews are..... All liberals are ...... I see those kinds of statements on here all the time and it displays a truly appalling level of ignorance. People are individuals, We are all special and different.
It seems like there is still a lot of racism in the US and I'm sure you deal with it all the time but I wish you could understand that not all white people are racists. Would you be angry if I said that all black people were evil? Of course you would and rightly so. But how is it any different for you to say that all white people are evil? It's every bit as racist for you to make a comment like that. It's also absurd. Have you met every single white person on the planet? I think not.
You're obviously a very angry person but there are many many white people who are not racist. I dont know where you live but you seem to have a very narrow view of the world. You need to get out of the bad situation you're in and and see more of the world. Maybe you could move to a new state or city. Come to Toronto. We're just about as multicultural as it gets.

Answer 3

Wow, I couldnt resist this one. Things are called HISTORY for a reason. Thats exactly what it is. You werent part of it, nor will you ever be a part of it. So what is owed to you, OR me? Nothing at all other than to be a productive citizen and make good for yourself. Yes I am white (just so you know). It wasnt my fault that slavery happened, and if I remember correctly whites were slaves too in the past.

So let it go and quit acting like the world owes you something. You dont deserve anything other than what you work for, and the same goes for me too.

As for the comment you made about whites using the "crutch" and not knowing about blacks and their struggles; Take a step back and think about this. A lot of blacks are so quick to play the race card. Its the first thing that comes out of their mouth and the first thing that they wine about a lawsuit. Again I go back to the history and the world doesnt owe you or me a thing. So quit acting like it. I dont want to hear that its hard for you to get a job or get into a school. Thats a load of bull. Society has been such that it tries to make things "politically correct" that they make sure minorities are a percentage of accepted numbers to make people happy. If your grades are good enough, you should get in. As should I.

If your credentials are more qualified for a job then you should get it, as should I. There are plenty of issues we could discuss here about this as Im sure you are aware. I will keep a check back to see whats next on the list of thoughts. Nice to meet you by the way!

Answer 4

Because it's been so long ago that the people living today are not to blame and why should you get compensated? For what? If that dude from Holland wouldn't have brought the blacks to America in the first place, then there would be no blacks now in America. They'd all be in Africa living in poverty and in constant wars. Would you prefer that? Seems so. Compensation is for the one who suffered, not his/her family 100 years later. That's ridiculous. Blacks aren't the only who suffered.
And don't say that whites don't know about black struggles... we're all human, but you are stereotyping everyone and putting them into groups. Do you think a rich black man or woman like Denzel Washington or Oprah Winfrey deserve a compensation from some white homeless person? THINK THINK THINK
There's no reason to ponder and be so angry over crap that's happened years ago.
And no, I'm not white. haha

Answer 5

ALL whites?

I know a LOT of whites who don't believe or say any of the racist trash you cite, never have, never will, who, in fact fight against those attitudes.

Suppose that I'm a white who has paid a lot of attention to what blacks have said about black struggles, read many autobiographies of blacks, listened to people's accounts of history and of their own lives, take seriously what so many blacks have said about what earlier forms of racism were really like, and how much racism still exists, and what that's like.

Do you still have to say that I don't know about black struggles? I don't know anything at all? I say that you're flat out wrong there. A person doesn't have to go through an experience to understand pretty well what it's like -- if they've put in effort to understand those who describe it.

I don't think that slavery wasn't a big deal, and I understand that its long-term effects are still with us, nor do I think that problems of blacks in this country are "their fault."

In short, I find much of your "question" offensive, as it lumps a lot of people together who don't, in fact, think or feel the same.

As for compensation, I'd be up for it -- though I don't think I'd support a 40 acres and a mule policy, but then, is that what you're seriously asking for?

I'd like to remind you that the progress that HAS been made (insufficient though it is) was made with the help and support of whites and others, not by blacks alone.

I'd also like to point out that, in a country that's majority white, no compensation plan is ever going to happen without the agreement of many of the whites who live here.

And, not all blacks agree with what you say.

So, instead of trying to alienate those whites who are inclined to agree with you, as well as giving offense to those you need to persuade, you might start trying to judge people, all people, not on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character.

So, make or point me to a specific proposal for compensation, but stop stereotyping me; it's insulting.

Answer 6

I agree with you. I'm a white girl from Australia and I am highly ashamed how the original inhabitants of this country were treated and I have a similar sadness for what went on in America with African American slaves and Native Americans. I don't think enough has been done to rectify the past, and yes, I personally didn't do anything wrong, but I know my ancestors did, so I'm willing to accept fault and take on responsibility for that. And no, i do not believe black people are lazy, quite the opposite in fact, they're such a strong and proud race of people to survive what they did. I have a big admiration for the struggle that such people faced.

Answer 7

Well, as I am part native American, why haven't we been compensated?

Why are you focusing on people who appear white as if they are bad people?

In reality it was the other black people who sold rival tribes into slavery, that's how the slave trade was started. Any college level history class teaches that.

I know that we are from the same family, I saw an answer on here that said we are all from the same woman, and her DNA shows she was black, so we are all black. The person was quoting PBS.ORG and I believe them(PBS). If you're willing to leave America and go back to Africa so we native Americans can have our land back, I'm sure we would be happy to compensate you for your ancestors being enslaved.

I really feel you are being racist towards your own people, and I don't think you will get anywhere when you're being as racist as the idiots you hate.

I was watching the show Black White where people traded places. It showed that people take their own racist ideas and force what they believe on other peoples actions trying to see their actions as racist, even if they aren't prejudiced. It also showed that some black people are racist against black people.

Any law or person that discriminates based on race is racist, which is why people say you are using a crutch, because you are using a racist law to get a job unfairly. You do not have to compete as much as other people to get the job, you merely have to have a skin color. You should ask yourself, is that really best for who I consider my people? Laws allowing us to be dumber and slower and weaker than the rest? If you want your people to prosper, encourage strength by removing the racist laws, if you want unfairness, continue to believe you are owed something because someone treated you badly while you were growing up. That worked out real well for everyone so far.

The only person you've ever been a slave to is your parents, you may have had people treat you poorly, but you're treating everyone else just as poorly when you believe they are all as racist as you.

That person just answered a question of mine and I was looking at their past answers, they are part native American as well, I'm including the link to PBS.ORG so you can know we are related by blood, so we're all black, and you're the one being the racist.

Answer 8

The question would then become who should pay that compensation? All white people, or just those whose ancestors owned slaves. How about the African chieftans who sold their own folk to slavers? Should their descendants, both in the US and in Africa pay? Another question is who should receive compensation--IMHO, it should be confined to those who are descended from slaves.

Using the Holocaust and Japanese internment is not a good analogy. Some of the people to whom that happened are still alive, and their descendents are readily identifiable.

Slavery was a horrible thing, but, rude as this sounds, my reaction is about what it is to whites who display the Confederate flag: get over it.

Answer 9

Slavery was a big deal and never should have happened. However, you personally were never a slave, and there are many African Americans whose ancestors were not slaves (not that yours weren't--I have no idea about that). Also, there are opportunities available for African Americans that aren't for whites (such as extra scholarships and other funding). I'm not saying the playing field is even, but we're working on it. That, and where is your compensation going to come from? The government? You pay taxes, too.
Also, I think it should be noted that many African slaves were sold into slavery by their own people. You can't blame that part on us.

Answer 10

Compensated? That is hilarious what do you call EBT, Medicaid, section 8 free housing, child care vouchers, transpotation vouchers, gas water electric vouchers, food stamps, black only scholarships, affimitive action and endless "programs" . Can anyone tell me what a community activist is, what about a community organizer? We want our 40 acres and the mule back.