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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
As to reparations ---- I read that Abe Lincoln had a idea to send back Blacks, that volunteered to do so, back to Africa. Maybe his getting assassinated prevented that. And maybe(?) 50% of Blacks would have taken him up on that offer. And maybe (?) the present generation of those returning to Afrrica would be happier than those presently in America. It probably (?) sounds racist for me to say that. But, I think I am not. And I am not advocating any future repatriation or resettlement. (Native Americans are in greater need of reparations.) I just wish we were all one color or, better still, we could all be perfectly comfortable with our diversity. Diversity is good, but can be turned into problems when foreign countries and others are determined to use 'wedge issues" to spark a race riot or war. We are in VERY precarious times. Do not turn diversity into hatred!
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Ever heard of Liberia?
As for those blacks that "might" wish to return to the African continent, I know of NONE that would do so willingly. Why would they? Everyone that I know, including relatives are quite happy here, other than the occasional inference of racism when it becomes popular for politicians to use it like a weapon or tool. Many blacks realize that the product of slavery is their living a hundred times better in America than they would if they were born in most African countries.
Whites are accessories to slavery but not responsible for slavery (as everyone knows). You can no more cast blame on today's whites for the slavery of their forefathers, than you can blame a child of a black man that robbed your parents and may have murdered him, fifty years ago.
Reparations should be totally discounted, as there are NO victims alive. The person that stole my bicycle when I was seven was responsible for the theft, not his offspring. I do not demand restitution from the child of the criminal. Time to move on.
Racism is not a valid excuse for violence and destruction of property. Anyone breaking the law in a demonstration should be arrested and prosecuted, period. There is no excuse. Looting is another term for theft. Burning a building is another term for arson. Assaulting someone is a crime of violence. None of these crimes are excusable. If you believe that a police officer violated his oath of office or committed a crime, there are legal avenues for righting the supposed wrong. There is never a reason to destroy or kill to make a point.
My pastor does not speak of politics in the pulpit. He speaks of Christ's love for his fellow man. He does not speak of ethnicity in the pulpit, only Christ's love for all, including prostitutes, slaves as well as the rich.