I think it's a horrible idea. That being said, I'm not going to consider an article found on an angelfire website to be particularly noteworthy.
I think it's a horrible idea. That being said, I'm not going to consider an article found on an angelfire website to be particularly noteworthy.
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(1) Eric Clapton is God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.
The idea of reperations is ridiculous. It's common sense that I didn't enslave anyone and no one alive today wsa enslaved in that manner. It's also insulting to black people who have become successful despite setbacks. Rather than dwell on misfortunes of centuries past, people should look to those who have made it for inspiration and actually work for their success instead of begging for it.
Something tells me that even the black people who would be benefiting from reperations would find it absolutely ridiculous.
Reverse racism is still racism.
ARGUMENT FROM GUITAR MASTERY
(1) Eric Clapton is God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.
I know! Reperations against England for all the pre-united states stuff. Being Irish also I can go back to the 11th centruy also and get double the reparations!
This is one sweet deal.
Well, this is a bit off, since we're talking about a looong time ago... but, compensation on such matters exists. Countries pay each other compensation sums for the cost of wars they started, for crimes committed against them or their people, etc. I think it's a just idea.
When fighting monsters, be wary not to become one yourself... when gazing into the abyss, bear in mind that the abyss also gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
The rightful owner of this Ciddie can kiss my arse! :P
The idea, yes. Not that money solves problems or make anything better (save for rebuilding costs), but it's ludicis to pay someone for the suffering they never suffered. The U.S. paid reperations to the Japanese they interned during WWII, they were actually still alive (some, at least).Originally posted by War Angel
Well, this is a bit off, since we're talking about a looong time ago... but, compensation on such matters exists. Countries pay each other compensation sums for the cost of wars they started, for crimes committed against them or their people, etc. I think it's a just idea.
Also, all Italians should have to pay all the Christians reparations, for all the Christians that were fed to the lions in Roman collosseums. And then the Christians should just send all that money to the Muslims for the whole Crusades deal. But then, the Muslims didn't exactly have their hands clean in that one, so they should just share the Italian money.
Although I'm not sure what you'd do if you were an Italian Christian or an Italian Muslim.
ARGUMENT FROM GUITAR MASTERY
(1) Eric Clapton is God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.
I think we all agree that this plan is terminally flawed.
Take care all.
Sure im all for reperations. I will give my slaves all the money they want...OH! WAIT! have never enslaved anyone! DUH!
If i have wronged anyone personaly i will sure make it up to them.
But since i was never guilty of this i shouldn't OWE anyone diddly squat. If anything its robery.
Something like this would set inter-racial relations back a hundred years I reckon. Most sources that are to be found on the internet, while they make interesting points for discussion, are rubbish. It is often difficult, especially when doing research, to find reputable internet sources and this clearly is not one of them.
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We, as individuals, can only be held morally responsible for our own actions. My father's faults are not mine. Same goes here. I have never held slaves, nor been a slave, because this is a country that does not tolerate slavery, racial slavery or no. I think that it is sheer, utter weakness and lack of respect on those that can try to win cash off of their ancestor's problems.
This is such a ridiculous notion, that I can't see how anyone can support such a baseless cause.
What a pathetic article -
How about legislation to deal with skinhead attitudes like this? The only 'racism' in that article came from the author himself.The problem among Blacks is they have a lack of father figure in their life. Many Blacks come from illegitimate relationship and single parent household, which is a huge problem, bigger than racism.
Also, current generations of African-Americans are paying the price for past injustices. Disproportionate levels of poverty, crime, poor education and unemployment are a direct result of having been second-class citizens, not only during the slavery era, but right up until the legal activism in the '60s. Effects linger from one generation to the next, it's an undeniable fact. If your father was poor, uneducated and abused, you're going to have a poor and uneducated uprbringing - add to that the knowledge that your circumstances are due to the colour of your skin... my point is made, I think.
Now, I'm opposed to the prinicple of ever-lasting preferential treatment for ethnic minorities; but, where people are genuinely suffering because of past injustices, the rest of us can't just say, "Hey, it was in the past, it wasn't my fault, sucks to be you." At least, the government can't afford to take such a stance if it truly cares about furthering equality and closing the gaps that still exist.Yes, deny the other cultures! White, middle-class culture is the true face of America and anyone who wants to be different is a "racist PC nazi".:rolleyes2Multiculturalist and the idea of multiculturalism is racist and a huge failure.
:rolleyes2Yes, deny the other cultures! White, middle-class culture is the true face of America and anyone who wants to be different is a "racist PC nazi"
Just look at the rest of the site.
Indeed.
Plenty of fine material there... *projectile vomits*
This is my favourite, talks about how everyone on my university would be killed.
"1.) Communists and other radical leftists (Socialists and Fascists)."
XD
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