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the chinese is irrelevant to the discussion really they arent americans, the irish were treated like dirt because they were catholic spie them being white(non anglos) but after while that changed when all whites came together. one point all europeans thought they were seperate races
The Chinese are relevant to this discussion, as are the Japanese who were interred in camps during WWII, as well as the Native Americans forced onto reservations.
If any group should have a gripe it should be the NATIVE AMERICANS.
Haven't we kind of done that for the last 40 years, what with all the government programs that are geared to this sector of the population?
Sanrene, the government programs were not created for or taken advantage of ONLY BY and FOR blacks...Statements and idea's like these are the reason why this company will continue to be divided. Go back and do a little research on the so call government programs that your referencing.
If the world was going to apologize for all the cruelties and injustices done since the beginning of humanity ~ and make reparations for it ~ then every
I heard those descended from Cain want reparations from those descended from Abel.
my ancestors were in sicily. why should I care? this is what is called political grandstanding. it means nothing.
Final, it means nothing to you...but to those that have been looking for this for generations....It means a lot....Yes, may be grandstanding. Bottome line. Should have been done YEARS AGO
I can't believe this crap is back on the board again.,,,Aero, the OP was not the first person to bring up Reparation, that would be Sarene. We've been down this road last week. The apology was made now move on.
Just a gentle reminder: on this thread, the reparation issue was cited within the article the OP copy/pasted.
Failure...so are you eluding to Blacks are failures?
At least 2 generations of blacks are caught in the grip of government dependency, illiteracy and poverty. This is a tragedy - so many black youths fall through the cracks and their children are destined for the same.
Those that make it out of the vicious cycle should be applauded.
Those that continue to look to the government for all their needs are not likely to be high achievers and therefore, they will fail.
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all I see in this thread are excuses (poor ones at that) made for America's ugly past. typical.
So it's an excuse that me nor my family never owned nor benefited from slavery?And neither did anyone alive today...and you think black people of today are owed money by you and I for something that happened generations ago to folks they never even met or heard of? You must be crazy if you think that would fly with the American public for a second.... I stick by what I said....I'll let the IRS throw my arse in jail before I pay tax money to be blown on that...Gotta draw a line in the dirt somewhere and that would be mine.
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