Matt Whiting wrote:
wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

wrote:


Frederick Douglass had most of his wages taken aeway from him
when he was a slave. His descendants could probably establish
a sound estimate of just how much money that was.

But how do you give it back to Frederick? His descendants didn't work
for it and don't deserve it.



As to your "His descendants didn't work for it and don't deserve it."
argument, did the descendants of those who TOOK it from him
earn it, do they deserve it more?

No.

So do we agree that is not a good argument?

Few families have a traceable inheritance for 8 or so generations,
so trying to track this down is just dumb.

Impractical was my choice of words, as youy may recall.

Life isn't fair. Crap
happens. Get over it.

Cliche's are no substitute for rational arguement, and in this
case, the practical argunments against reparations are pretty
good.

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FF