Not only has the U.S. gov. been complicit in its terrorism of african amer., it has never attemted to reimburse the slaves or their decendants; decendants who have been subjected to the same sentiments that started slavery and destruction of a peoples' culture, language and history. A sentiment that still today tells african amer. in school that their only history is that they were slaves, which in turn not only damages black children, but all children are left misguided and misinformed. Every U.S. student has heard of the Jewish holocaust, and stories from it, but how many (whatever their race) has heard of the african amer. holocaust? It would not be becuse it didn't happen, mabey becuase it happened here. In this country. Also remember the Japanese were given reparations for being forced into interment camps, this is not unprecedented.
America's conscience is far from clear.
2007-04-30 18:08:36 · 9 answers · asked by muntuclassic 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
no no one owes me anything
2007-04-30 18:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, there is not a single former slave alive today. If there were they would certainly be due just compensation for their labor, but the ancestors of atrocities do not deserve compensation in any way. As a precedent for this point of view, from the last century, let us look at how the compensation of slave labor during the holocaust of World War II has been handled. The thousands of people that survived that inequity are being compensated by both the government of Germany and by the companies that gained from their forced labor, and rightfully so. But their children have no inherited right to collect for the uncompensated labor of their parents. Certainly the grandchildren and great grandchildren of American slaves never experienced the appalling life of slavery, and therefore, like the children of Jews and others enslaved in Germany 50 years ago, they have no claim for themselves.
Secondly, blacks do not have a monopoly on living in poverty in this country. According to the latest census data approximately 30 percent of blacks and whites live in poverty. Hispanics unfortunately have an even higher percentage living below the poverty line. All this current day poverty can not be attributed to a disgusting institution that was ended 150 years ago. It can however be attributed to present day governmental policy. There should be a monumental effort made by the government, at all levels, to get all Americans out of poverty, but a policy centered on only one race is just as wrong as slavery was.
Thirdly, slavery could not have existed without the complicity of black Africans who supplied most of the unfortunate humans that were sold into this dreadful condition. It was not just whites that kept this retched institution going for over 200 years. In addition, there were over 200,000 white Americans that paid the ultimate retribution during the Civil War, when they gave their lives to end slavery. The reparation debt owed to slaves was paid a long time ago when the North won the Civil War and freed them.
2007-05-01 12:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would we know rightly how much labor each person's descendents did? and does each African American know each of their descendents? And then I could see many people lying about their family bloodline and making chaos of it all. So this would never work.
I am white, but on my mother's side a great-great-great uncle married his servant maid after his wife died and they had more children. So could I declare her as a disant relative and be given money for her 7 years of being his servant before being his wife?
And when my mom's brother started a family tree, he was able to go back to 1865 and found out we have Jewish relatives. So will the US govt double my pay?
2007-04-30 18:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont recall Irish people being slaves, plus they came on their own free will. Where is the proof that most slaves were treated well? Do you call lynching and whipping good treatment? My thing is when Jews received their reparations no one complained, not one complaint why is that? And why are they more worthy than any other person who suffered at the hands of dictators/sl;aveowners?
2016-05-17 22:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why did the slaves not free themselves? Who made them slaves? What nation forced them out of Africa into slavery? What happened to those who participated in the American slave trade after the Civil War? How many white people died or were maimed (Blue and Gray) securing freedom for the slaves? What did the end of slavery in the United States cost, economically?
My conscience is very clear regarding slavery. I'm willing to fight to the death against those who would take my freedom away or give my life in order to preserve that freedom for you and your progeny. That's the American way. Learn it, love it, live it.
2007-04-30 18:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by CJohn317 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why should children pay or be payed for the sins or sufferings of their fathers?
P.S. If you think yes then everyone owes everyone money. There is not one race of peoples on this planet that has not been enslaved by it's own race and another race at one point or another.
2007-04-30 18:13:33 · answer #6 · answered by doc_up72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90% of Black americans,are proud to be Americans and are much further along than your question.
Go back to the stone ages....We are moveing on...
2007-04-30 18:13:53 · answer #7 · answered by kudo452 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I dont care for that, but if someone wants to hand me a million, Id take it lol...
Cjohn I see lots of thumbs down in your future...and I KNOW you dont know why....
2007-04-30 18:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by Simply Kai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no we already give them too much
2007-04-30 19:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by david m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋