Why can't people learn, to let things go? Options

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Ok im not trying to be racist here, I just don't understand something and I hope somebody can help me out. Why are today's African Americans still holding us accountable for slavery? Were they slaves? Were their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents slaves? No...Were any of the white people alive today slave owners? Or their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents? No...Why get pissed off at white people about it? One of their ancestors was just as responsible for selling slaves to the whites in the first place...they were traded for sugar and rum. But you never see anybody complaining about the leader of that tribe that SOLD them like a friggin piece of fish....WE'RE ALL HUMAN BEINGS!! Don't get me wrong, im completely against slavery, but stop whining about something that didn't even happen to you. Now, the Jews and Palestinians...It all started way back when with Jacob and Esau...Jacob took Esaus birthright and blessing because of trickery, but after about 14 years, Jacob came back and Esau forgave him (Sparks notes version, k?) Jacob went on to make the Jewish nation, and Esau the Palestinians...why are they still fighting over land? Both had ancestors that believed in the same God, and the differences were reconciled before even Jesus was alive...can someone tell me why they're still fighting? (sorry for such a long post)

[murderous_though...]

These are all good points, but what I'm talking about is why they still use slavery as the main thing. Not all white people owned slaves back then, and not all slaves were black- there were white slaves as well. And why the younger generation is pissed off at other young people, none of them were alive when there was segregation or ANY legal discrimination, so why take it out on them? Oh yeah, there's also the thing about the Jews and Palestinians, im curious about that too.

[PiGo]

and not all slaves were black- there were white slaves as well.

Are you sure about that? I know there were indentured servants that were white. But that's different, a person would pay for someones trip to America, in return for them becoming a servant until they worked off the debt.
Also, when most black people I know complain about racial injustices, slavery is hardly brought up.
They also don't complain about random white people they see on the street, but about specific people who have done them wrong or the race as a whole (which I admit, is wrong).

but as far as disadvantages: currently, the only ones a black has would be economic.

You wouldn't say we have social disadvantages?

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Are you sure about that?  I know there were indentured servants that were white.  But that's different, a person would pay for someones trip to America, in return for them becoming a servant until they worked off the debt.
Also, when most black people I know complain about racial injustices, slavery is hardly brought up.
They also don't complain about random white people they see on the street, but about specific people who have done them wrong or the race as a whole (which I admit, is wrong).
You wouldn't say we have social disadvantages?

im jewish.

my ancestors were slaves..back thousands of years ago.

damn you christians! *shakes fist angrily*

haha.

thats basically what i feel like a lot of black people are saying.

except not thousands, and not christians.