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[brooklyneast05]

50 replies to this topic. we did pretty good

[superstitious]

50 replies to this topic. we did pretty good

Agreed. This has been one of the more civil and well thought out debates here, without people agreeing on every point. I'm impressed with most of you in this thread (for what its worth).

[karmakiller]

I started reading the replies to this topic and didn't stop, haha. I'm going to be on my way now...

[BamBamBoogie]

Well I believe that it would be completely unfair to give every African-American person $10k for something that did not directly affect them. It would almost seem as though you're pitying[spc] them. If we did do this, then we would have to give 10k to everyone else whose civil rights were not protected (its not just black people).

Now I do agree that those who were actually alive back in the 1900s who were actually affected by the negative circumstances caused by the U.S. government's negligence and/or atrocities should have been given some type of reparation to help them began their lives on a more positive note. (Was that a runon sentence? )

[shoryuken]

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.

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[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.

[brooklyneast05]

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 .

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[BamBamBoogie]

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.

Slaves that were ancestors? Hmmm... Someone needs to practice proofreading.

[hypnotique]

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 .

I do believe a part of JC died inside...

[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?

[batman]

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HEY SEE EACH COLOR HAS THEIR ASSHOLES.

[brooklyneast05]

it was kinda funny, we had a debate about this in anthropology today. not reperations but affirmative action and the whole deal about white people not wanting to pay for past actions blablabala, same subject matter in general. i was well prepared thanks to this topic!

[PurpleDaze112]

LOLWUT?

I was typing too quickly, and I meant ancestors that were slaves, not vice versa.

[brooklyneast05]

sigh. if only you had corrected what was actually wrong with the statement.

[Stuckie]

He probalby aint gonna figure it out .

[shoryuken]

He probalby aint gonna figure it out .

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[BamBamBoogie]

BEECH.. u prab dunnoo 2... suu STHU

Okay, seriously, you are very annoying. I really wish you would stop posting until you can be more respectful. This is not a drill.

[hypnotique]

BEECH.. u prab dunnoo 2... suu STHU

LOL settle down romeo or else...

[shoryuken]

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[hypnotique]

ohh yee... spennkk da princc mamacita..

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Slaves that were ancestors? Hmmm... Someone needs to practice proofreading.

I laughed pretty hard at this one.

I don't feel like I'm black, but if I did, I wouldn't feel like I should receive reparations, even if I had ancestors who were slaves. If I was a slave, I'm sure it would be a different story, but no African American alive today could honestly say he or she was at one point a slave in the United States. I'm sure there are one or two that could say that he or she was a slave in another third world country, but that's undoubtedly the minority, and either way it's a null point.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Slaves that were ancestors? Hmmm... Someone needs to practice proofreading.

I laughed pretty hard at this one.

I don't feel like I'm black, but if I did, I wouldn't feel like I should receive reparations, even if I had ancestors who were slaves. If I was a slave, I'm sure it would be a different story, but no African American alive today could honestly say he or she was at one point a slave in the United States. I'm sure there are one or two that could say that he or she was a slave in another third world country, but that's undoubtedly the minority, and either way it's a null point.

[batman]

I don't feel like I'm black, but if I did, I wouldn't feel like I should receive reparations, even if I had ancestors who were slaves. If I was a slave, I'm sure it would be a different story, but no African American alive today could honestly say he or she was at one point a slave in the United States. I'm sure there are one or two that could say that he or she was a slave in another third world country, but that's undoubtedly the minority, and either way it's a null point.

I don't feel like you're black, either, because... well, you're white hispanic (REALLY?!).

And your point is sort of null and void if you're going to go on how you would "feel" if you were black because, well, you're not black and can never make a statement like that. Same way I can't really correctly make the statement "if I were 7 ft. tall, I would play basketball" because I'm not and was never 7 ft. tall, therefore I can't really say that I'd feel a certain way if I were because I'd be in an entirely different situation.

[brooklyneast05]

^ i was thinking that the other day in class when we were arguing about all this because people kept telling me how i should feel based on how they would feel. they also didn't understand why i'd "feel" the need to be defensive. no need for me to be defensive while 30 white people tell the only two black people in the class what it's like to be a minority cause going to a school that's 70% (probably more) white they know how it feels to not be in the majority at all times in ever race debate in any class



/angryblackman


but anyway since i'm black and know what it feels like to be black. i'll say again that i wouldn't want a check in the mail, unlike dumbass PurpleDaze112

[fameONE]

^ i was thinking that the other day in class when we were arguing about all this because people kept telling me how i should feel based on how they would feel. they also didn't understand why i'd "feel" the need to be defensive. no need for me to be defensive while 30 white people tell the only two black people in the class what it's like to be a minority cause going to a school that's 70% (probably more) white they know how it feels to not be in the majority at all times in ever race debate in any class



/angryblackman
but anyway since i'm black and know what it feels like to be black. i'll say again that i wouldn't want a check in the mail, unlike dumbass PurpleDaze112

It's like that in the military, too.