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[PurpleDaze112]

we talked about this in my history class. do you think black people should get reparations for slavery?

I actually do think so, and for these reasons.

1. they were PROMISED
2. slavery was an institution that not only displaced a people, but destroyed their culture and history
3. it would help the economy

reparations would cause each person of african descent (about 36 million in america)to get at least $10k. That would lead to new houses being purchased, cars bought, and educations paid for. Small businesses would be started too. And after all, Jews got reparations from the german gov't because of the holocaust, native americans get money for college from the feds, adn Japanese americans too. Slavery wasn't formally apologized for until bill clinton.

[PurpleDaze112]

I personally don't think I deserve reparations for having slaves that were ancestors. It's just a great way to get instant cash simply for being black .

Thing is, it's an easily justifiable way to give handout to americans that could be used to boost consumption in the US. Perhaps a better way for dealing with this would be to do the whole scholarship thing.

[fameONE]

I personally don't think I deserve reparations for having slaves that were ancestors. It's just a great way to get instant cash simply for being black .

Thing is, it's an easily justifiable way to give handout to americans that could be used to boost consumption in the US. Perhaps a better way for dealing with this would be to do the whole scholarship thing.

LOLWUT?