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This Guy is trying to Get Us a Formal Apology for Slavery

Started by baratunde aka jack turner · 11 måneder dage siden

I know; it may not seem like much.  An apology for the atrocity that our ancestors were introduced to over 500 years ago, on American soil.  But the lack of one sends the message that America considers no sin was committed in enslaving Africans, stripping them of their heritage and their culture.

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15 comments

  • eclecticbrotha

    11 måneder dage siden

    Cosign.
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  • angee_is_mad

    11 måneder dage siden

    Double co-sign and tinkerbell (nikki tinker)needs to fly back to Alabama or whereever she is from.
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  • jelana

    11 måneder dage siden

    I think the problem with a formal apology is that it would be an admission of wrongdoing.
    If the US admits wrongdoing, then it would be expected that some type of rectification would be required. That is why the US does not want to give the apology IMO
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  • eclecticbrotha

    11 måneder dage siden

    I tend to take Obama's position on this. We know that people will scream bloody murder if the word "reparations" is mentioned, but making sure every child has affordable healthcare and making college affordable will go a long way toward addressing the disparities.

    I'm paraphrasing Barack's position but that's the gist of it.
    Baby steps are always better than no steps at all.
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  • jelana

    11 måneder dage siden

    I agree with Obama's position also. I like the idea of volunteer service in order to earn approx. 4K for college. What I don't understand is poor whites believing they need Affirmation Action. Poor Blacks did not receive Affirmative Action. Black parents worked and sacrificed to send their children to college. It wasn't as though we got some type of free ride. I must admit I resent this to a certain extent.. Every group wants to jump on the bandwagon when in reality, our ancestors were the only ones whose bondage resulted in wealth creation for this country but we are never the beneficiaries. Reparations in cash would be out of the question, but there should be some other equalizer
    which only we benefit from.
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  • heartsandflowers

    11 måneder dage siden

    They already promised our descendants 40 acres and a mule. They STILL have not paid that debt. Until it is acknowledged and remedied the full potential of this nation will never be realized. We'd own what was left of the country after discounting all the foreign investments and loans.
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  • CraigHickman

    11 måneder dage siden

    Thanks for this, CPL. Back when I first red about those race-baiting ministers during the primary, I was ready to spit bullets.

    I didn't know much about either candidate, but this sure gives me a pretty clear picture.
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  • Jay

    11 måneder dage siden

    Strangely, Emily'd list has thrown its weight behind Tinker ENTIRELY BECAUSE of Cohen's "Fatal Attraction" joke about HRC.

    It's a lame joke, but not worth ending a career over.
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  • 64TayeFosterBradshaw82

    11 måneder dage siden

    My comments are summed up in my blog, http://tayefosterbradshaw.blogspot.com. "So Now You Want to Apologize."

    Pretty much felt like it lacked substance. Nice, but not enough.
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  • CPL

    11 måneder dage siden

    Emily's List is suspect; they have thrown their support to GOPers who have told them to their face they plan to enact legislation that would eliminate groups like theirs.

    Talk about voting against your own best interests...
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  • D.

    11 måneder dage siden

    My two cents......obviously, he's pandering. It'll work, but let's call it what it is. He's trying to save his job.

    And does it really carry any weight anyway? It's just a resolution.
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  • afroacademic

    11 måneder dage siden

    Perhaps, but he still has a voting record to the left of many of the CBC and has, to my knowledge, a very good job for his constituents. So pandering he may well be, but his voting record seems to be that of someone with substance.
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  • D.

    11 måneder dage siden

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking him (though being to the left of the CBC isn't something I'd be proud of)....the view from where I am is just a lot more cynical. Hell, it's effective pandering (maybe? We'll see if he wins).

    I seriously doubt that if he was representing a city in Montana (for example) or that we didn't have a black candidate for president, that this would've even come up.
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  • jed

    11 måneder dage siden

    They whipped that puppy through so quick I have to wonder if any significant numbers will notice.
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  • Joel Pollak

    11 måneder dage siden

    I don't agree with all of the political opinions on this blog but congratulations on a very courageous post that speaks out against what is happening to Steve Cohen. More people should speak out - where's Obama on this one?
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