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Alright, so this next post is for black people who are reading. (Of course everyone is invited to respond) Let me reiterate something, almost a third of our population is living in poverty. Just about everyone in there won't make it out on their own. What this means is, a third of our population will be lost for good, buried underneath all the immigrants coming into the nation, and no I'm not just talking about hispanic or latin immigrants. All of these people groups will take advantage of benefits that should have gone to black people. Its sad that white immigrants, asian immigrants, arab immigrants, and latin immigrants will all benefit from the 13th-15th amendments, and yet their ancestors never had their backs broken to pick cotton. Its sad that from all the free labor this country have received from slaves, no one wants to help their struggling descendants. The main reason their descendants are struggling is because no one helped them nor respected them.
Many years from now, just about all those in poverty will be lost. That will begin to effect those who are just above the poverty line in the black community. As the Hispanic population and Asian population grow, more and more black people will be lost to the wayside. Eventually you will only have a small group of black people (maybe 10 million or more), who will be living relatively convenient lifestyles. Everyone else will be living in the murk and mire, in jail, or dead. (Most just living in the murk and mire) Unless black people come together and form really close communities, we will be done. All black people will be seen for is in the sports and entertainment businesses.
Alright, so this next post is for black people who are reading. (Of course everyone is invited to respond) Let me reiterate something, almost a third of our population is living in poverty. Just about everyone in there won't make it out on their own. What this means is, a third of our population will be lost for good, buried underneath all the immigrants coming into the nation, and no I'm not just talking about hispanic or latin immigrants. All of these people groups will take advantage of benefits that should have gone to black people. Its sad that white immigrants, asian immigrants, arab immigrants, and latin immigrants will all benefit from the 13th-15th amendments, and yet their ancestors never had their backs broken to pick cotton. Its sad that from all the free labor this country have received from slaves, no one wants to help their struggling descendants. The main reason their descendants are struggling is because no one helped them nor respected them.
Many years from now, just about all those in poverty will be lost. That will begin to effect those who are just above the poverty line in the black community. As the Hispanic population and Asian population grow, more and more black people will be lost to the wayside. Eventually you will only have a small group of black people (maybe 10 million or more), who will be living relatively convenient lifestyles. Everyone else will be living in the murk and mire, in jail, or dead. (Most just living in the murk and mire) Unless black people come together and form really close communities, we will be done. All black people will be seen for is in the sports and entertainment businesses.
This has to be one of the most conceited premises I have heard in a long time. You presume to try to make a case that blacks are the only people who have suffered in this world? that somehow they are entitled to more help than anyone else? My grandfather came to this country with Nothing. Could not even speak English.By the time he died, he had WORKED to raise a family and provide a place for them to live and grow. He came here in 1898. Slavery was over in 1865. Get over it and Work your self out of the stupor your in.
Look, I don't like debating subjects like these amongst whites, but here it is, and I can't help but say something.
First, how can we claim money for other people's labor and servitude, who we don't even know? My ancestors were slaves, in the deep south, I don't know who they were, what they're names were, what they did like or didn't like, who they worked for, how long they worked and what conditions they were under--so how in the world can I claim financial restitution on their behalf nearly 200 years later?
How do you even begin to put a dollar value on that?
Now there are some political systemic mechanisms that hindered blacks from progressing at an equal pace as poor whites did during the mid-20th century--BUT many things have been put in place LONG AGO to rectify that. My parents made it--and I'm sure your's did too. If you haven't made it by now, I don't what else to tell ya.
This^.... you probably could care less.............but as a "white" person you have my respect,and your post is pretty much how I view this topic.
I wanted to check the temperature here. It's clearly against helping black people. I don't know why. As much as people complain about terrorists trying to get into this country through immigration, it seems like you would try to help your brother struggling in cities like Detroit.
I have enough trouble taking care of my family. I'm more than willing to help people if I can,or have a chance, which is seldom. Getting really sick of having to put adjectives in front of the word "people"
You do know arabs started slavery right? They enslaved whites and blacks. Blacks sold blacks to whites. Even blacks had slaves. Only 4% of Americans had slaves.
As the son of an Irish immigrant my family was forced to live in the ghetto of Hell's Kitchen. They were underpaid and abused.
I deserve reparations for past sins from all of you even though the original act had little to nothing to do with me
There should be a potato tax on all 'tater products.. immediately.. and I should receive 30k a year every year for nothing
NOT
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