MoeGates
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| #21 Posted on 12.3.04 2257.57 Reposted on: 12.3.11 2258.44 | Originally posted by Grimis
Originally posted by astrobstrd That and the fact that those reperations were promised to them.
Uh, the "them" you refer to likely have been dead for at least four or five decades...
Hey, if you come out for a 100% inheritance tax, maybe I'll buy that line of reasoning. Everyone else in America is and was allowed to pass on the fruits of their labor to their children. Why a different standard for the children of slaves?
(edited by MoeGates on 13.3.04 0003) | Nate The Snake
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| #22 Posted on 13.3.04 0125.35 Reposted on: 13.3.11 0127.27 | I've often wondered why the issue is handled one way for the descendants of Native Americans, and so much differently for the descendants of slaves. Is it because the focus has been different (the focus has been, for many years, more on equal rights and opportunities than reparations) or is it something else entirely? | Grimis
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| #23 Posted on 15.3.04 0821.19 Reposted on: 15.3.11 0821.34 | Originally posted by Nate The Snake I've often wondered why the issue is handled one way for the descendants of Native Americans, and so much differently for the descendants of slaves.
It's because of racial politics that make black voters an active, dependable voting block, and the Native American vote expendable. | ALL ORIGINAL POSTS IN THIS THREAD ARE NOW AVAILABLE |
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