House formally apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow

[T9X 10+ year member]

Shouldn't they have done this 138 years ago?

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[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Shouldn't they have done this 138 years ago?
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Saying "we're sorry" in any situation never seems to make it any better, does it? You either want something more or just wish they never said anything. This is a case of the latter. I don't know a single black person of even minimal success that would even care that this happened. Those of us less fortunate will most likely see this as an "I told you so" sort of moment. Naturally I can't speak for the black community as a whole as that would be arrogant and ignorant, but this is just my view.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

It's just political pandering, pushed through by a white man who accidently got elected in a predominantly black district.

Personally, if I was a black person in his district I would be insulted by this transparent attempt to **** up.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

And of course they want to hear Obama's opinion. WOW, you wonder why there's still racial issues? It's because of shit like this where you keep bringing it to people's attention. Every time we get closer to being just one group with mere cultural differences, some idiot brings up something like this and wants ONE of the presidential candidates to comment on it even though he's of mixed african descent.

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

And of course they want to hear Obama's opinion.

Why?

He's as white (if not whiter) than John McCain..

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[Parker G 10+ year member]

If there was still slaves would there be some many unemployeed african amercians? Would there be such a thing as a ghetto or gangs? I'm againist slavery....thats why I have a girlfriend with kids but why are we still apologizing?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

If there was still slaves would there be some many unemployeed african amercians? Would there be such a thing as a ghetto or gangs? I'm againist slavery....thats why I have a girlfriend with kids but why are we still apologizing?

Because having a girl with kids somehow shows your distaste for enslavement?

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I say that education should come at a very discounted price if you are able to trace our ancestory back far enough. It used to be punishable by death if a slave knew how to read and write. Lack of education is why shit is like it is in the black community.

It could work. Education is something that could be given away damm near. But then again, educated black people with ghetto survuval skills would be too much. Shit would start getting done ON TIME..... They would realize that that shit they are putting in our community IS to kill us............ I mean cmon, you can't buy fawtys in the suburbs. And you damm sure cant buy one called 211 steel reserve

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

Because having a girl with kids somehow shows your distaste for enslavement?

Duh, yeah.

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[Parker G 10+ year member]

Because having a girl with kids somehow shows your distaste for enslavement?

I was being scarcastic sorry if that offended you.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I was being scarcastic sorry if that offended you.

I wasn't offended, it just made zero sense whatsoever. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

As I said it before, all this will do is let black people say "see? that's why I couldn't do x y and z before"...as though this will change anything.

Sad, but true.

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

They just want to make sure the race industry survives if Obama

is elected. This is the first step in a reparations movement.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I am 100% against reparations. If anyone so much as brings the up in serious debate, I immediately cease talking.