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Poll: Do you think black people should be compensated for slavery?
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View Poll Results: Should black people be compensated for slavery?
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Yes
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Originally posted by Dessy Fenix
How does Slavery not come up? There were records of slaves escaping to Canada, surely that must had been mentioned.
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I think I heard him talk about the Underground Railroad for like.. 10 minutes during one period, but most of history class was about Canada's involvement in WWI and WWII.
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Originally posted by OnikaChrist
Okay, but where exactly are you getting this "90% of black people wouldn't use the money properly" bs? Are you making up receipts now? 
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The 90% value was clearly a hyperbole.
No need to act any more stupid than you already have.
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Originally posted by Dessy Fenix
This random stereotype. With that money I would be more comfortable paying off debts. Same with my mother.
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Sadly, most people aren't as sensible as you are.
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Originally posted by OnikaChrist
I think I heard him talk about the Underground Railroad for like.. 10 minutes during one period, but most of history class was about Canada's involvement in WWI and WWII. |
Hmm. I see.
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Nope! 
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Originally posted by James Maslow
Then why creating this thread if you weren't well-informed? 😳
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Because it's an interesting topic/debate to talk about, and it's very relevant to today's society considering all the oppression blacks are facing in the States today (police brutality, systemic racism, etc).
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Originally posted by blaggot
uhh, yes. not in the form of monetary compensation, but by substantial government funding in rebuilding impoverished neighborhoods and underprivileged schools.
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this
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Originally posted by RihsusChrist(ATG)
What disadvantage? Anybody in America can be successful...people are going to judge you. If not for your skin tone, your sexual orientation, your obesity, your ugliness, your beauty, your knowledge.
Those that live in misery, squalor, and poverty in America do so because they choose to...white, black, asian, latino...not because someone makes them or forces them to do so.
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Don't be ridiculous. Impoverished people do not have the resources to achieve economic mobility, thus why many stay in poverty for generations, and thus keeping the status quo in check. Hardly because of choice. How is one supposed to succeed and overcome their status if they don't have access to things that would promote such?
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Originally posted by holocene
It makes me so upset that people genuinely believe this type of fan fiction |
right 
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Originally posted by Erik
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Originally posted by Dessy Fenix
People are going **** like rabbits with or without sexual icons or people singing about sex so what is this even.
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Yeah, let's just let it be. (no)
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Originally posted by Nait Phoenix
We should, but we won't since there are still people who exist in this day and age that don't see it for the tragedy it is, and that number is substantial. What happened to Native-Americans was tragic and is practically unanimously-agreed upon. What happened to Jewish people was phenomenally horrific, and nobody would disagree to that (publicly). What happened to African-Americans was tragic, as well, but is still panned as whether it's tragic enough to actually care about or repair.
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oooh spill that grey earl high quality tea! what's actually quite sad is that most people think all back people are just being lazy and or are making up excuses  . and they think slavery was way long ago, that every one was a slave once, they said slavery was good for the slaves (during those times, the church itself told them this ). to put it simply, they've made a million excuses to minimize slavery. it isn't tragic enough, they don't see a tragedy. they see a victory thanks to Abraham Lincoln, thanks to him and Dr. King. Their excuse is it's all over, you're free, quit thinking like a slave. they just don't even get it nor do they want to !
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Originally posted by blaggot
you do know that american government-assisted programs are utilized by more white americans than any other ethnic group, right?
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Originally posted by Floyd Mayweather
More white people are on welfare than blacks. Do you seriously think they would continue programs like that if it only benefited blacks.
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Yes...but a great many parents in mainstream black culture in America doesn't push for success and excellence in its children. They only let themselves down by repeating the cycle of relying on government assistance; back pay for Slavery from 200+ years ago would do more harm than good.
Look how much federal government assistance the Native Americans get, and the biggest majority of them are impoverished, drug addicts except for the "Chiefs" that run the casinos. Throwing money at the problem doesn't work. 
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Originally posted by RihsusChrist(ATG)
What disadvantage? Anybody in America can be successful...people are going to judge you. If not for your skin tone, your sexual orientation, your obesity, your ugliness, your beauty, your knowledge.
Those that live in misery, squalor, and poverty in America do so because they choose to...white, black, asian, latino...not because someone makes them or forces them to do so.
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I (quite literally) reported you for 'stupidity'.
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Originally posted by Gossamer™
Why? Because it doesn't fall in line with yours? You're not going to ****ing silence me.
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because you don't get the fact that the actions of the people you wish you were like have affected the trajectory of the lives of millions of black americans, subjecting them to a limited quality of life due to institutionalized racism and discrimination, and you're delusional enough to believe that it doesn't continue to affect us daily.
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Originally posted by DAP
Don't be ridiculous. Impoverished people do not have the resources to achieve economic mobility, thus why many stay in poverty for generations, and thus keeping the status quo in check. How is one supposed to succeed and overcome their status if they don't have access to things that would promote such?
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tell it!
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Yes and with interest.
The piper has to be paid.
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Originally posted by OnikaChrist
Can y'all stop referencing that post? I'll start reading more books to get educated on the topic of slavery in the United States (keep in mind I live in Canada so I have basically 0 knowledge about slavery in the US, but it's a very interesting topic/debate to discuss). |
Canada is like a few steps away 
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Originally posted by RihsusChrist(ATG)
What disadvantage? Anybody in America can be successful...people are going to judge you. If not for your skin tone, your sexual orientation, your obesity, your ugliness, your beauty, your knowledge.
Those that live in misery, squalor, and poverty in America do so because they choose to...white, black, asian, latino...not because someone makes them or forces them to do so.
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Originally posted by RihsusChrist(ATG)
Yes...but a great many parents in mainstream black culture in America doesn't push for success and excellence in its children. They only let themselves down by repeating the cycle of relying on government assistance; back pay for Slavery from 200+ years ago would do more harm than good.
Look how much federal government assistance the Native Americans get, and the biggest majority of them are impoverished, drug addicts except for the "Chiefs" that run the casinos. Throwing money at the problem doesn't work. |
Let me ****ing NOT!
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Originally posted by RihsusChrist(ATG)
Yes...but a great many parents in mainstream black culture in America doesn't push for success and excellence in its children. They only let themselves down by repeating the cycle of relying on government assistance; back pay for Slavery from 200+ years ago would do more harm than good.
Look how much federal government assistance the Native Americans get, and the biggest majority of them are impoverished, drug addicts except for the "Chiefs" that run the casinos. Throwing money at the problem doesn't work. |
God your posts in this thread are why people hate America
The system creating the cycle is the problem, not the individuals.
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ehhhh...i don't think that will really accomplish anything. i think it's better to try and fix the inequalities of the system at their roots rather than just throw money at it
and besides that, there are way more black people in america than native americans, and i'm pretty sure compensating every single one would be an economic disaster for the country as a whole.
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