My problem with the reparations discussion

[ReineDeCoeur]

Originally Posted by Midgardian

I'd say so if you really think that black people didn't exist in Africa until 500 years ago.

Of course you would because racial ideology is your culture.

[Midgardian]

Originally Posted by caribdoll

Of course you would because racial ideology is your culture.

Race is ordained by nature. Acknowledging what nature has set forth has nothing to do with culture or me. If you want to say that their are several ethnic cultures in sub-Saharan Africa, well and good, but don't pretend that there weren't blacks there before white people appeared on the scene. Ethnicity and cultures are human creations; race is what nature intended, to rip off a granola bar commercial.

[Scratch33]

Though the issue is brought up from time to time, no one with any real influence on the political scene takes the idea of reparations seriously.

[veezybell]

Originally Posted by caribdoll

Color/racial identity labels are of European origin. They can be whites if they want. That's their culture.

Who are "blacks?" SMH. It's not that hard.

The majority of African census reports do not include color labels for themselves. Only the ones that do were those who had too much European interference include them. The term "black" is nothing but a colonial/slave label contrived by ignorant Europeans.

So what do the dark-skinned people in America that resemble Africans call themselves?

[Packard fan]

Originally Posted by veezybell

So what do the dark-skinned people in America that resemble Africans call themselves?

Agreed, like our POTUS in 2016? Obama def ID's as "Black" or "African American".

[totsuka]

The butchers bill for slavery was paid with the 350,000 plus Union troops that died ending it. The old South and any wealth generated by slavery was destroyed in 1865.

[Midgardian]

Originally Posted by Packard fan

Agreed, like our POTUS in 2016? Obama def ID's as "Black" or "African American".

Kenyan.

[eye state your name]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

Maybe the Egyptians should pay reparations to the Jews

Eh, in the long run we will make out just fine!

[eye state your name]

Originally Posted by veezybell

So what do the dark-skinned people in America that resemble Africans call themselves?

Americans?