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"Skywise" wrote in message
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I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents of
the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from the
descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally enslaved?
Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not.

Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the slave
owners stole from the black population? Thought so.

Remember the past, yes, but get over it.

Ironically, the point of this subthread is that the right-wing
slavery-apologists here on r.a.p. haven't gotten over losing the Civil War.

--Gary

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"Gary Drescher" wrote:

Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the slave
owners stole from the black population? Thought so.

The son must pay for the sins of the father. Of course.

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"Bob Noel" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:

Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the
slave
owners stole from the black population? Thought so.

The son must pay for the sins of the father. Of course.

Nope. But if your father stole my father's car and you inherited it, I could
reasonably sue you for it (even though the theft wasn't your fault).

--Gary

"Gary Drescher" wrote in
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents of
the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from the
descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally enslaved?
Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not.

Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the slave
owners stole from the black population? Thought so.

Oh! This logic is just incredible!

Somewhere along the line in the past one of our ancesters
probably killed someone in cold blood. So, since you, me,
and anyone else probably benefitted from this murder, then
we should report to the nearest gallows to await our hanging.
Or, if you'd prefer, we can mutually blow each others brains
out in a suicide pact to repay for the murder commited by our
ancestors.

I did not enslave anyone. For that matter, none of my recent
ancesters did either, for they didn't even arrive in America
until after slavery was abolished. So how can I possibly be
responsible for the slavery of blacks in America?

Brian
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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Somewhere along the line in the past one of our ancesters
probably killed someone in cold blood. So, since you, me,
and anyone else probably benefitted from this murder, then
we should report to the nearest gallows to await our hanging.

You apparently fail to grasp the distinction between punishment (which no
one in this debate advocates) and civil reparation (returning something to
its rightful owner).

...So how can I possibly be
responsible for the slavery of blacks in America?

No one ever suggested you were. (See the above distinction.)

--Gary

Gary Drescher wrote:

"Skywise" wrote in message
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I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents of
the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from the
descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally enslaved?
Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not.


Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the slave
owners stole from the black population? Thought so.

And both the blacks and the whites stole it from the native Americans,
so if anyone is owed compensation.... :-)


Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Gary Drescher wrote:

"Skywise" wrote in message
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I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents of
the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from the
descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally enslaved?
Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not.


Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the
slave owners stole from the black population? Thought so.

And both the blacks and the whites stole it from the native Americans, so
if anyone is owed compensation.... :-)

And they stole it from...

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the
slave owners stole from the black population? Thought so.


What wealth was stolen from the black population by the slave owners?



Ironically, the point of this subthread is that the right-wing
slavery-apologists here on r.a.p. haven't gotten over losing the Civil
War.


Right-wing slavery-apologists here on r.a.p. haven't gotten over losing the
Civil War? The Civil War ended 141 years ago. Nobody here on r.a.p. lost
it.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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Have you directly or indirectly inherited some of the wealth that the
slave owners stole from the black population? Thought so.


What wealth was stolen from the black population by the slave owners?



Ironically, the point of this subthread is that the right-wing
slavery-apologists here on r.a.p. haven't gotten over losing the Civil
War.


Right-wing slavery-apologists here on r.a.p. haven't gotten over losing the
Civil War? The Civil War ended 141 years ago. Nobody here on r.a.p. lost
it.

That's why it's ironic.

--

FF

Skywise wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote in
I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents of
the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from the
descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally enslaved?
Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not. Remember the
past, yes, but get over it.



None of the above. My maternal ancestors came over during the Potato Famine to
Massachusetts. It's safe to assume they didn't own anybody. My paternal
grandparents came here from Austria in 1920. hey didn't own anyone either.
Given those facts, I don't believe I owe anyone ****.

The Poles abused my grandfather; he hated them. Do I hate Poles? Hell, no.
What have they ever done to *me*? Nothing. What's in the past is in the past.
If it were a part of my own life experience, I might hold a grudge. But it
isn't... so I don't.

People like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson latch onto issues like this to cover
their personal lack of achievement.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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