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My people weren't here the 1890s but if I lived during that time I would vote for those who owned slaves to pay reparations. If that wasn't an option and all white citizens had to contribute to the fund, I would vote no.
Put aside the history for a minute and imagine that right now, the government came in and forcefully removed you from your home, made you walk hundreds of miles to another area that you didn't want to live in, lied to you about it, and treated you like "savages" the entire time.
Just think about that for a minute or two.
Would you want to become a "full member" of a people who did that to you?
Try not paying your taxes these days and see how differently you are treated.
Actually-people now are treated worse-if we don't pay taxes we aren't given free, tax free land to live on, nor handouts for generations.
If your neighbor gets a ticket for speeding should you be forced to pay their fine?
Its amazing you think everyone should be punished for the actions of a minority.
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Originally Posted by BornintheSprings
On this forum I'm not surprised at all
not enough communists here for you yet. Give it time.
If your neighbor gets a ticket for speeding should you be forced to pay their fine?
Its amazing you think everyone should be punished for the actions of a minority.
not enough communists here for you yet. Give it time.
Its sad that you think helping freed slaves is punishment.
If your neighbor gets a ticket for speeding should you be forced to pay their fine? Its amazing you think everyone should be punished for the actions of a minority.
not enough communists here for you yet. Give it time.
It's amazing you think I think that.
Yes, reparations should have been paid in some form, by the people who owned the slaves.
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