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Originally posted by AdultWire
I dunno.. black people have been trying to get retribution for slavery since it occoured, and were promised retribution, and later denied. Do you really think that just because these companies managed to profit from slavery for 200 years, that they should continue to be able to re-invest that money to earn a living today?
No offense, but I think your heads are in your asses, and I think your ivory tower has left you oblivious to the real world impact that slavery has had on society today.
But I wouldn't expect you to want to understand.
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Retribution??
Ever here of affirmative action??? aka reverse discrimination..
And you seem to be missing the point that these companies were involved in a practice that was legal in this country at the time. When it was deemed illegal they had stoped. Seeking retrobution for something done within the law at the time will and should never hold any value in the court of law. just my
