'Righteous cause': Reparations are key on path to healing, groups claim

04/14/08 | Karina Donica

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http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080414/NEWS01/804140302/1002

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http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080414/NEWS01/804140302/1002

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Rico Rice (center) hugs Caseptla Bailey, mother of Jena Six member Robert Bailey Jr., who gave an update on the Jena Six case at the annual commemoration of the Colfax Massacre Sunday. Greg Richard (right) of Houston was in attendance at the event.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We've already paid billions in reparations in the form of free public education, welfare, SSI, ADC, etc., etc., etc.

[DManA]

This neatly explains all of the problems unique to this group:

"this is what is owed to us," Scott said.

[TornadoAlley3]

Obama will get us what is owed to us.

[martin_fierro]

Obligatory graphic.

[television is just wrong]

BS, the people who enslaved these people are gone. the Enslaved people are gone. This is simply a welfare handout. It will not change anything...

[babble-on]

not to mention “reconstruction”

[blam]

Shut Up White Boy

[puroresu]

Not to mention that black Americans have the highest standard of living of any blacks on earth because their ancestors were brought here as slaves.

[2banana]

Payment: 500,000 dead union soldiers - 99% of whom were white. The debt has been paid many times over...

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Unlike the Jewish children who had to read about their history -- and received some reparations"

I don't think any Jews in this country got money from our government for what happened during WWII. Germany did indeed pay money to Jews. However, all moneys paid for crimes such as to the Japanese during WWII were paid to either the people or their direct decendents such as their kids. Are there any people or direct children around to pay for these crimes that happened in 1873? No, didn't think so...

If so, then where do I sign up for the atrocities commited by the English against my Irish ancestors?

[RetiredArmy]

Correct. But, until we make all the sorry SOB’s millionaires, they will not be satisfied.

[birdsman]

I’m ok with reparations with the following stipulations:

1 The payee must prove that he had an ancestor that was a slave.

2 The payee must prove that no ancestor was a part of the slave trade. Remember that white slave traders didn’t go into the jungle to capture slaves. This job was done by other black Africans.

3 The payee must reimburse us for the free education and all welfare payments made to himself and all ancestors.

4 All payees must relinquish US citizenship and agree to be deported to Africa.

[CondorFlight]

She’s upset about what happened in 1873????

[MrB]

Just to play along, let’s demand a detailed explanation as to how, and to whom, these “reparations” will be paid.

Then, we’ll examine this plan and tell them what will happen within 5 yrs after it is implemented.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

ping for viewing after work...

[TornadoAlley3]

Rev Wright has empowered her.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

It Obama becomes president we who were never slave masters will be paying reparations to people who were never slaves.