When Black people complain about reparations?

Question

Do they ever stop and think about it for a second and realize that if they want reparations, it should be from their own ancestors, who captured and sold their own to the whites?

Answer 1

Blacks that were slaves should be given full reparations. Their ancestors that feel not enough was done should be returned to their ancestral lands. The best thing to have happened to today's black generation was the slavery their ancestors had to suffer through. Had that not happened, they would be trying to come to America from Africa, just as Mexicans and Chinese are trying to get here right now.

What would today's black generation be like had their ancestors not been forced to come to America 150 plus years ago? Where would they be? What would they be doing?

Answer 2

I would like to suggest that you reach back and study not the history that you received in school, but history of life post haste.

Reparation is minimum, how about human rights? Take back any thing that represents beneficial status in life of humans from those that benefited from the dehumanization of a manufactured people.

I am not clear if you are talking about people of color or those that were produced for the sole purpose of production supporting a time in history and exist in yet another form today.

But, then, how can I assume that you know when you are asking “a” question, not the question.

Concluding, not a second goes by for this thought. What word would you use for other nationalities or is reparations only for “Black people?”

Thank you,

Answer 3

while working on my family tree, i found my ancestors during that time were: A. poor white trash, B. Lucky to have a roof over their head, C. probably a few hundred miles from the nearest plantation. It made me wonder why my tax dollars should be used to pay reparations to someone who s great granddad was owned by somebody elses? I had nothing to do with it, and I honestly believe that nobody alive today did either.

Answer 4

Reparations for slavery are impractical at best, partly because slavery was not illegal in many states until well after the end of the Civil War, partly because there is a statute of limitations on most crimes, and there weren't any statutes for civil rights abuses until the 1960s. However, I believe if somebody murdered your relative in the 20th Century and you can prove it, then even if there was a trial at the time and the defendant was acquitted because of judge/jury bias or arcane state laws, then one could claim compensation against the state in which the crime was committed. It would only apply to murder, though, due to the statutes of limitations on other crimes. This issue first came up when Haiti hit up France for reparations. But that was a totally different situation. France actually made Haiti buy its independence after it had already won it. Haiti simply asked for a refund of the money it had to pay France to ward off future invasions and occupations. Coincidentally, most of that money ended up in the pockets of Louisiana plantation owners (most of the US was still French territory at the time), who complained that the revolution in Haiti had made their slaves "lazy and rebellious".

Answer 5

People also forget that just as there were black slave owners, there were white slaves. Demanding reparations for slavery today would be like me demanding reparations from Italy because the Romans made slaves of my Germanic ancestors. Yes slavery sucks and it is and was wrong, but you can't go back and undo it. It also existed in Africa long before there were Europeans interested in buying slaves. It existed in Europe as well. America and Australia were both dumping grounds for British prisoners who were used as slaves. Slavery is NOT only an experience in the history of people of color.

Answer 6

What's more, in 1850, about 30% of slave owners in New Orleans were black. They competed well in the production of cotton and other goods against white business owners.

And what of all those free blacks living and prospering in the Northern states? Do their ancestors get reparations too?

The notion of reparations based on skin color is directed at total retards and greedy sorts just wanting a free buck. The days of slavery are long gone and it is to this nation's credit that the Republican party was formed and blacks and whites fought alongside to move the nation one step closer to the ideals embraced in our Declaration of Independence.

Let us rejoice that slavery, which still exists in many nations in the world including black nations of Africa, was ended by high-minded idealists in this nation.

Answer 7

This is a tricky question. Do we tell Japanese-Americans who were unfairly put in encampments that they are not entitled to reparations because their Japanese bethren bombed Pearl Harbor? I understand your point though....but if nobody forced our white ancestors to own slaves either. Whites are equally to blame.

Answer 8

Good point! They probably dont know that their own ancestors sold them into slavery though.

Answer 9

You are exactly right there. I have been wondering that for years. I dont think they realize that is how slavery actually began. It's a fact they do not teach in schools.

Answer 10

When you give to freeloaders they just want more and more.