2007-03-03 23:56:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Slavery was wrong. Do we now need to apologize for slavery? No. No one currently living owned slaves. No one currently living was a slave. Are there still attitudes we need to change? Yes. We have grown and are still growing. I think the only thing we need to apologize for is not changing our prejudices fast enough. These prejudices are on both sides of the color line and both sides of the color line need to change.
2007-03-04 01:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think an apology now means what it should. We, meaning today's society do not have any idea of what type of hardships the slaves truly lived/did not live through. How can we apologize for something that we again today's society did not do? I do not think its fair to the people that are being apologized to or the people that are doing the apologizing. The apology would lack in true meaning.
Slavery was a disgusting time in our history that should be recognized and honored. Let us heal, educate and grow from the ignorance of our past.
2007-03-04 08:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by One Sexy Chic 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How can an apology change the history of slavery? Can Christians apologize for the Crusades, the Catholic Church for the brutal conversion of Mexico and all of South America? Should the Arabs apologize for the kidnapping of African villagers to sell to the slave traders? How about an apology from Portugal, Spain and Britain for providing the ships which delivered the captives around the world?
Civilization has developed through exploitation. To apologize for it would mean apologizing back to the dawn of time.
The backers of this so called 'apology' are not referring to a verbal apology they are demanding reparation, i.e. money.
As Iraq is about oil, reparation is about money.
And on goes the exploitation.
2007-03-04 09:36:14 · answer #3 · answered by pasajeroguero 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What?? Slavery does not exist anymore. It is never too late to apologize for anything. The apology would be directed towards former slaves of course...but they are all dead now....so their families.
2007-03-04 20:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by Cool_chic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nobody alive that was a slave or participated in slavery. The whole thing is an absurdity with no real reason for it. Let's all move on from where we are. Nobody can change the past but the future is ours to make. Will it be based on fairness to everybody or on hatreds that should have been buried and forgotten long ago?
2007-03-04 08:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Oh give me a break. I don't owe anyone an apology because I am white. I never owned a slave!!!! EVER! Anyone looking for reparations or apology for past sins is simply a moron and they are weak and wanting a handout.
2007-03-04 09:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by SimpleMan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. There is no one alive who had anything to do with it since it was nearly one hundred fifty years ago. So there is no one to apologize or no to apologize to. We would be better served if everyone concerned themselves with the problems we face today.
2007-03-04 09:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by rhymingron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes only the people brought for slavery we owe apology not the ancestors here in us they have their rights to do whatever they want now
2007-03-04 08:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by oldmanarnie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apology at this stage is futile... yet stopping further abuse of ALL people, societies and nations would the answer.
2007-03-04 11:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your thoughts are enough. You feel bad & appear to be a good human being.
2007-03-04 09:48:43 · answer #10 · answered by Praxis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋