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Should America pay restitution to the descendants of slaves?

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No
49% 1597 votes Total: 3258 votes
Yes
51% 1661 votes

by Mj Ferruzza

Created on: June 03, 2007   Last Updated: September 24, 2011

Where to start?
This could go on forever.
~ Should the Jews get restitution from the ancient Egyptians?
~ Should the Jews get restitution from modern Germany?
~ Should my family get restitution for the lives they lost in the Civil War defending the cause to free blacks?
~ As restitution can we send all blacks who accept it back to Africa from where whites supposedly abducted them?

The US government and military did not bring slaves to the United States. African tribesman who were put into bondage and sent to the Americas were sold out by rival tribesman. Can blacks get restitution from the warring African tribesman who gave them up?
How about the companies that leased the slaveships? The slave ships were not owned by the government or the military! Blacks who seek restitution might be surprised to find the number of Jews who leased the ships.
(~Yes! All of the above is documented~)

Now, since we are in a quickly homogenizing society, how do we split payments?
If you are fully black, you get 100% restitution?
Half black gets 50%
1/4 black gets 25%
1/8 gets...welll you should be able to see how this is going to be a mess.

Restitution declares that free schools, welfare, social security, medicaid, social services and affirmative action are not enough.
And as illegal immigrants and south americans become the dominant minority in the US, the blacks scream louder for recognition.

Can we base restitution on some other factors?
1. You don't get paid if YOU or any of your black relatives have been in jail.
2. You don't get paid if YOU or any of your black relatives have accepted social services.
3. Rule out payment to any black professional athlete, celebrity or business owner.
4. You may not receive any other form of governmnet monies again after restitution. Which includes payments for and from welfare, social security, medicaid, social services and affirmative action.

Just to bring up restitution is an insult to me and my family. And half of my family were immigrants coming to the US in the late 1800's. In less than 2 generations, we had educations, jobs and successful children. And guess what (we were discriminated against, too)!

Winners succeed through adversity.
Losers stick their hands out...over and over..and over again!

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