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Originally Posted by Rochard
I fail to understand why anyone thinks we should pay reparations for slavery. While this ranks up there in the top of five of the worst things mankind has ever done, the United States should not be singled out as if we created it or thought of the idea. This was a world wide problem, and the United States went to war with itself to end it.
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I don't think that the USA is being singled out other than by themselves. If anyone is going to address the slavery issue, they should lump in the Native American issue as well and sort it all out at the same time.
Personally I think its nonsense to try and make reparations for something you personally had nothing to do with and can not directly apologize to the people it happened to.
Reparations should be giving the people affected the same opportunities everyone else in the country has. Thats worth a hell of a lot more than some token apology or a few bucks in the bank.