Reparations Should Be an Election Issue, Say Activists

New California Media, CA ^ | April 06, 2004 | Staff Writer

[Vision]

I agree. Let's bring it up in the debates, and if it doesn't garnish support, everyone agrees to never bring it up again.

[Eternal_Bear]

Kerry will have lots of advisors who are for this crap. Jzxson, Sharpton et al will be in his face constantly demanding more and more payback. These vultures will never ne satisfied.

[CatoRenasci]

I think it should be a clearly defined choice, with the implications:

Vote for Bush, no reparations.

Vote for Kerry, all blacks get $1,000,000 each.

Funded by taxes, of course. Each American (other than blacks), that's every man, woman and child, will have to pay an additional $10,000 in taxes per year for the next ten years to fund it.

Simple question: taxes up $40,000 for a family of four, or no new taxes.

[GeekDejure]

I demand rap-erations for each and every time my ears are exposed to that freekin' disgusting rap rap rap rap rap rap rap rap crap !!!

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[Solamente]

http://www.sunflower.com/~caitlin/Immigration.html

The two main ports of entry into the United States were New York and Boston. Once there the vast majority remained in the port city where they landed, mainly because they had little money to travel any further. It strained the resources of those two main cities to have such a large influx of immigrants and caused mounting discrimination. Housing was limited and, according to census records of the period, as many as nine people would be sharing one room. Competition for employment with the existing population was fierce and employment discrimination against the Irish became common.

As a result it became acceptable to discriminate against the Irish and newspapers depicted them as lazy, stupid and dirty. Newspapers ads for employment would end with "No Irish need apply." and restaurants and hotels would display signs saying "No Irish permitted in this establishment."

"In 1851-1852, railroad contractors in New York advertised for workers and promised good pay. When mostly Irish applied, the pay was lowered to fifty-five cents a day. When the workers protested, the militia was called in to force the men to accept."

Many of the Irish reacted to the discrimination by deliberately getting rid of their accents, changing their names and even abandoning Catholicism. Others left to go work on the railroads, canals and in the mines where jobs were to be had but where they were also discriminated against and forced to work for lower wages and in harsher conditions then other workers were expected to accept.

[Solamente]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/cook/2002/06.03.02.html

The viewer, a retired Coast Guard lieutenant named J. L. Echols, replied:

Thank you for your note of explanation regarding the comment on the soldiers housed at the hotel. I now understand that you intended no insult. Apology accepted, and appreciated.

For future reference, I feel I should tell you why some of us get a little touchy at times. As one who first joined the service in the early 50s; I remember the "Sailors and dogs keep off the grass" signs. As enlisted men, we were barred from places like the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We were refused auto loans, and house rentals, because everyone "knew" that servicemen were not to be trusted. Those days are (thankfully) gone, but not forgotten.

[rdb3]

I demand rap-erations for each and every time my ears are exposed to that freekin' disgusting rap rap rap rap rap rap rap rap crap !!!

Switch to decaf.

Show 'em my motto!

[ShandaLear]

Count me in.

BRING IT ON!

[The Other Harry]

Lose the graphic logo. You don't need it, and we don't need to repeatedly see it.

[Thommas]

How many African-Americans are driving around with bumper stickers saying: "I'd rather be in Rawanda"?

This is the real reparations issue - are African-Americans in a worse or better situation than the one their ancestors were in when sold into slavery? What was the life expectancy and quality of tribal-conflict-captured Africans who remained on the continent? If they weren't sold to the Arab Muslims for trade, weren't they merely slaughtered? If they lived out a natural life span in Africa, would their progeny be as well off and healthy as they are in America?

My impression is that an argument exists that the African-american community owes reparations to the United States.

[GeekDejure]

Switch to decaf.

Hmmm... lemme see now... decaf decaf decaf decaf decaf decaf decaf...

Yeah... defeet of decaf went over defence before detail !!! ;-))

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[rdb3]

Lose the graphic logo. You don't need it, and we don't need to repeatedly see it.

Umm, no. I decide what I need. Thanx anyway.

Show 'em my motto!

[m18436572]

Watch out. He's about to whip out the "Punisher" graphic!

[The Other Harry]

Umm, no. I decide what I need. Thanx anyway.

I suppose using the logo beats having a male appendage.

[junta]

This is a complete joke meant at most to rile up the self appointed white savior liberals and a few American ANC style activists. Even Chapelle (spelling?) makes fun of this, but he is right it would be good for Cadillac.

[rdb3]

I suppose using the logo beats having a male appendage.

Wow! Now that's the wisdom a middle-aged man is supposed to represent! Get down with ya bad self.

Show 'em my motto!

[Publius6961]

On March 20, during the townhall meeting of the Third NDABA conference -- “ndaba” is a word used in South Africa to describe coming together to reach a consensus -- Dr. Conrad Worrill, chairman of the National Black United Front...

Since it is reasonable to conclude that this meeting took place in Africa (there is nothing african that is of any value to this American), I wish them the best of luck collecting reparations from the still existing tribal chiefs engaging in the slave trade.

[rdb3]

Watch out. He's about to whip out the "Punisher" graphic!

And what's your malfunction?

Show 'em my motto!

[Publius6961]

The only thing more vague and useless than an urban legend is the "I read it somewhere but I can't remember where" school of discussion. That's really persuasive and convincing.

Specially on the web, yes, even Google, I believe about 10% of what I read, and then only after corroboration by some serious reference.
People who believe anything will believe everything.