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Originally Posted by Byte1
I do not know of anyone that was a slave owner and I do not know of anyone that was a slave (other than a friend that came over here as an indentured servant after WWII). None of my ancestors owned slaves, as far as I know. And if they did, it would have been in Europe, so how would reparations go in that case?
EVERYONE born in this country now has Constitutional Rights, so why would they think they are owed any "reparations?"
Before accusing me of "white denial" it would be well served if you knew my ethnicity. FYI: I come from a multi-ethnicity family, consisting of African Americans, Latino, Japanese, Filipino, and yes some European Americans. My family did not arrive in the U.S. until way after the Civil War, so why would I be obliged to donate my EARNED income toward a frivolous cause? And would our Indigenous Natives (American Indians), Japanese descendants confined to WWII camps, and Chinese RR workers, etc. also have a share in such Gov give aways?
Exactly how many different ways does America have to say they are sorry for unfavorable treatment before enough is considered enough? And is there any reason that I or anyone in my family should need to apologize for something I am not guilty of? I think not.
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Maybe, the efforts to make you, your children, grandchildren or great grandchildren feel shame and guilt for long past grievances is a form of bullying to extort some kind of benefit (money, land or preferential treatment) under the guise of "reparation" for some awful thing that happened generations before they were born or could possibly have had any control over.
I had a friend that spent WW2 in a Japanese interment camp. He was surprised and shocked at the idea of reparations as he understood the context of the time and felt it unnecessary and insulted that anyone should think it necessary. Not the same as the slavery issue to be sure, still in the same context of depriving a people of their freedom.