The US should consider reparations to African-American descendants of slavery

What happened when slavery ended in the South? Where black folks integrated into the mainstream of American life as it was at that time?

 

What, won't call the cops on persons of color so they move out to a white neighborhood? Is racism so thick in these crime hoods , they are blind to criminals because they are black? Because your BS of laws are not enforced in black hoods is BS. What and where is my his true? Blacks are allowed to throw rocks at and burn police cars, loot markets and pharmacies in black majority neighborhoods? Home invasions are popular around here , but the known perps are black so I guess they are allowed to be violent gun toting crooks in this hood then, by your smart remarks.

 

Reparations is just a money grab.

My family is part German and they were treated poorly during WW I and WW II. Do I get any money?

 

Why don't they call the cops?

You tell me, why is it we don't see folks selling drugs on the corners in white neighborhoods and please don't try and tell me whites don't use them because you see them in the "hood" buying them everyday.

How often do you see this type of behavior allowed and where is it allowed to go on?

Are they allowed? I am one of the first folks that say that the penial system needs to be more harsh, but we know that won't happen until crime starts really affecting whites in a negative way.

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Oh I thought the Germans were the ones who were giving out the poor treatment. BTW did your family come to America in the holes of ships in chains or did they come of their own free will.

 

You have no clue about British history or you would post your own words but you didn't because you have nothing to say it appears

 

You said that laws are not enforced in the black neighborhoods. You should prove to me where this is true. I say that the mass hysteria of manufactured victims of racism and racist attitudes in the black community has caused them not to call the police or try to do anything to stop crime at all. Which is why blacks that choose to live honestly move out along with what is called white flight. Leaving (*)(*)(*)(*) holes like Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit , to criminals and black racists. All I hear from you is it is whiteys fault (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s are on street corners selling drugs. Where is this Whitey that put them up to it? Is it the Whitey that tried to fail Norman for not learning to read and write? Or the Whitey that was forced to pass him even though he did not learn to do anything positive in life? Or is it the parents that have no time to teach Norman right from wrong and the purpose of earning what you want in life?

By the way my family was in chains and some were killed for resisting. So (*)(*)(*)(*) off and cry your fake rage elsewhere, Were you brought to this country in chains? Why are you still here? Why not return to your homeland? America is a racist and unjust land of whitey and jew laws that put the poor enslaved blackman down. Leave! Be happy somewhere else, quit your (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)ing.

 

I'd rather see the focus on current day slave trading... still happening in Africa and the Muslim world... where school girls are stolen for slaves.

 

No, they came here on their own free will. They were not sold into slavery by fellow Europeans, unlike the black slaves that were sold by their fellow Africans to Westerners.

 

Germany was the victimizer, as a country, the point was it is within a time frame in which the victims are still alive. Germany isn't going to be paying off jews for generations, like some whiners that wish to profit from the suffering of their ancestors...

 

You'll never see that because whites have no part in today's slave trade and the media isn't so much interested in slavery as blaming whites.

 

I've heard no public policy argument for reparations for Jim Crow. It sounds like something you just made up today. You can't expect that to be taken seriously.

 

You're right. White flight is where blacks begin moving in and whites move out. I was born in Clayton Co. Riverdale Elementary school was about 5% black in 1984. By 1990 Riverdale High was over 50% black. All the whites started moving to Fayette Co. When north Fayette began to increase in blacks, they moved to PTC and Coweta. 15 years ago Henry, Rockdale, and Marietta had much bigger white populations than today. White Flight is when the blacks move in and the whites move out. Seems that is taught in history with the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks, and the end of segregation. Did you graduate?

 

Yeah, the presidential campaigns and debates are in full swing. Reparations are about as relevant discussing as Prohibition.

 

Today around Atlanta, specifically in my county (which is the norm in my experience)... There are poor blacks in the hood and in public housing. Poor whites in trailer parks and apartments. The middle class, upper middle class, and very well to do live all over the county, albeit in different neighborhoods.
When I was in elementary and high school in the mid 80's-90's racism was profoundly different than today. Homosexuality was also very frowned on. Interracial dating or coming out of the closet was not accepted. It is -thankfully-VERY different today.

 

Just like reparations for slavery is not taken seriously. Its par for the course.

 

What year did slavery end again? What year would you say that black folks were actually mainstreamed and accepted as equals in American culture?

 

Someone needs to tell the UN to (*)(*)(*)(*) off and mind their own business.

 

Those are some great questions. People my age (39) were likely to have grandparents that didn't like other races. Both black and white.
Those grandparents when I was a child remembered the Civil Rights Movement. The whites had a low opinion of blacks and weren't very integrated with them. Parents of those my age were much less openly discriminatory. They didn't use the N word or want to physically assault them. Blacks and whites intermingling was more common. More successful blacks, my generation grew up watching Cosby. But in high school we didn't go out with blacks, didn't have black friends over. My kids don't really of their peer's in terms of race much. Interracial dating and gay friends are not ostracized.
Blacks and whites as a group still have some tension. It isn't so much racism or hate today. Blacks have a long, awful history here as a victimized race. They understandably distrust whites. Whites today get peeved at racism being thrown around so frivously. We get tired of white people being blamed for much of black hardship. It is getting better, I can see that over the generations.
Educated middle class blacks are very accepted as equals and welcomed warmly. Not so 20 years ago. Poor blacks are misunderstood and looked down on moreso than poor whites.

 

I'm curious as to why on earth the UN feels like they need to admonish or advise the US. I often think the world forgets our sovereignty.
I also think European media and politicians throw shade in America. Anyone know why?
Like American government and media gave us believing Muslims are taking over, over there.
They do it to compell the public to support our war, money, and presence in the ME to keep America safe from the Muslims. And the public buys it big.

 

And just who is allowing the crime to go on?

The police, that BLM is encouraging to be murdered, or the crime enablers that live in those neighborhoods and are only too ready to receive stolen goods because it is "cost effective"?

So an unreasoning and unfair act should be compensated for in an unreasoning and unfair way.

Additionally, they were not "American citizens" when the unfair acts occurred. Perhaps you should consider present citizenship and all the perks the black community has been getting from that to be sufficient compensation. Of course, you are all welcome to give those up and go wherever else you want; there are plenty of Hispanics more than willing to take your places.

 

Well the difference is, there is an actual historical and legal history for those type of reparations, and it's been a political and policy issue for decades. Heck, I wrote in this very thread my qualified support for slavery reparations. But I've never heard anyone ever (until you that is) make the case for separate reparations for Jim Crow. If you can make a practical and policy case for it, please do so, but right now it looks like a greedy cash grab off the suffering of others.

 

These Madagascarians need to rethink some of their traditions, it leading to a lot of Darwin test flunking.

Plague that’s killed scores in Madagascar is blamed on local custom of dancing with corpses

 

Much of the 70% illegitimate births have been supported by taxpayer money for years. The reparations have more than been paid off, probably years ago.

 

Why did you necro a thread from 18 months ago?

Do you feel that your comment brought some unique knowledge to this subject (that has lied dormant for over 18 months)?