OT. Obama or Mc Cain

[Ex-SD]

NO slaves who were set free in 1865 when the Civil War ended are still alive today. The USA owes their relatives ZERO, NADA, Squat! I am a descendant of Cherokee Indians on both my mother and father’s sides of the family and I do not feel that I am owed a penny by the U.S. Government or anyone else.
How about we all live in the present, make our own bed, shape our own destiny, take responsibility for our actions and quit feeling guilty for the past actions of our ancestors? BTW: Do the descendants of the slaves who sold their own people to the slave traders and now live in the USA want to give some money to the descendants of the people that they sold? Nope, I didn’t think so.

As the Italians say: Basta!
(translation=enough)

[Navydoc]

I think what we did to Japanese Americans during WWII was one of the darkest, most embarrassing things the American government has ever done, and we all should be ashamed of what happened, and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

As for the payout, I would wholeheratedly agree with what was done if it occurred in 1945-46 instead of 1988. The government in place that committed the atrocity should have accepted the responsibility, not the generation afterward. I think the gesture was much too late, as many taxpayers footed the bill who had nothing to do with it.

Maybe I’m being too simplistic and naive, but I feel we advance ourselves by looking forward and not repeating the mistakes of the past, rather than trying to atone for all of them.

[Navydoc]

I think what we did to Japanese Americans during WWII was one of the darkest, most embarrassing things the American government has ever done, and we all should be ashamed of what happened, and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

As for the payout, I would wholeheratedly agree with what was done if it occurred in 1945-46 instead of 1988. The government in place that committed the atrocity should have accepted the responsibility, not the generation afterward. I think the gesture was much too late, as many taxpayers footed the bill who had nothing to do with it.

Maybe I’m being too simplistic and naive, but I feel we advance ourselves by looking forward and not repeating the mistakes of the past, rather than trying to atone for all of them.

[Navydoc]

I think what we did to Japanese Americans during WWII was one of the darkest, most embarrassing things the American government has ever done, and we all should be ashamed of what happened, and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

As for the payout, I would wholeheratedly agree with what was done if it occurred in 1945-46 instead of 1988. The government in place that committed the atrocity should have accepted the responsibility, not the generation afterward. I think the gesture was much too late, as many taxpayers footed the bill who had nothing to do with it.

Maybe I’m being too simplistic and naive, but I feel we advance ourselves by looking forward and not repeating the mistakes of the past, rather than trying to atone for all of them.

[Navydoc]

I think what we did to Japanese Americans during WWII was one of the darkest, most embarrassing things the American government has ever done, and we all should be ashamed of what happened, and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

As for the payout, I would wholeheratedly agree with what was done if it occurred in 1945-46 instead of 1988. The government in place that committed the atrocity should have accepted the responsibility, not the generation afterward. I think the gesture was much too late, as many taxpayers footed the bill who had nothing to do with it.

Maybe I’m being too simplistic and naive, but I feel we advance ourselves by looking forward and not repeating the mistakes of the past, rather than trying to atone for all of them.

[Navydoc]

I think what we did to Japanese Americans during WWII was one of the darkest, most embarrassing things the American government has ever done, and we all should be ashamed of what happened, and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.

As for the payout, I would wholeheratedly agree with what was done if it occurred in 1945-46 instead of 1988. The government in place that committed the atrocity should have accepted the responsibility, not the generation afterward. I think the gesture was much too late, as many taxpayers footed the bill who had nothing to do with it.

Maybe I’m being too simplistic and naive, but I feel we advance ourselves by looking forward and not repeating the mistakes of the past, rather than trying to atone for all of them.

[patientlywaiting]

what makes you think a measly $500 is adequate? This isn't an attack, I'm just wondering how you came up with that figure?

I think an apology should come with a modicum of compensation to say you mean it. I don't think the voters would support large payments. I believe that an apology would allow us to move forward once and for all.

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I should not have said anything about compensation as this detracts from the current issues.

I agree that we should look forward rather than backwards.

Again, the issue facing voters is that we have two imperfect choices. Which one would you choose? And you do have to choose one over the other.

 

 

[patientlywaiting]

what makes you think a measly $500 is adequate? This isn't an attack, I'm just wondering how you came up with that figure?

I think an apology should come with a modicum of compensation to say you mean it. I don't think the voters would support large payments. I believe that an apology would allow us to move forward once and for all.

*

I should not have said anything about compensation as this detracts from the current issues.

I agree that we should look forward rather than backwards.

Again, the issue facing voters is that we have two imperfect choices. Which one would you choose? And you do have to choose one over the other.

 

 

[patientlywaiting]

what makes you think a measly $500 is adequate? This isn't an attack, I'm just wondering how you came up with that figure?

I think an apology should come with a modicum of compensation to say you mean it. I don't think the voters would support large payments. I believe that an apology would allow us to move forward once and for all.

*

I should not have said anything about compensation as this detracts from the current issues.

I agree that we should look forward rather than backwards.

Again, the issue facing voters is that we have two imperfect choices. Which one would you choose? And you do have to choose one over the other.

 

 

[patientlywaiting]

what makes you think a measly $500 is adequate? This isn't an attack, I'm just wondering how you came up with that figure?

I think an apology should come with a modicum of compensation to say you mean it. I don't think the voters would support large payments. I believe that an apology would allow us to move forward once and for all.

*

I should not have said anything about compensation as this detracts from the current issues.

I agree that we should look forward rather than backwards.

Again, the issue facing voters is that we have two imperfect choices. Which one would you choose? And you do have to choose one over the other.

 

 

[patientlywaiting]

what makes you think a measly $500 is adequate? This isn't an attack, I'm just wondering how you came up with that figure?

I think an apology should come with a modicum of compensation to say you mean it. I don't think the voters would support large payments. I believe that an apology would allow us to move forward once and for all.

*

I should not have said anything about compensation as this detracts from the current issues.

I agree that we should look forward rather than backwards.

Again, the issue facing voters is that we have two imperfect choices. Which one would you choose? And you do have to choose one over the other.

 

 

[Anonymous]

Ex-SD: BTW: Do the descendants of the slaves who sold their own people to the slave traders and now live in the USA want to give some money to the descendants of the people that they sold? Nope, I didn’t think so.

SD…You’re entitled to your opinion, but your above statement is questionable, some would even say out of line. The evil was the white slave traders for turning a race against their own people, and government for allowed the inhumanity of slavery.

I’m not weighing in on this topic as it concerns reparations, but I will say no other race of people were treated as bad as Africans and African-Americans.

[Anonymous]

Ex-SD: BTW: Do the descendants of the slaves who sold their own people to the slave traders and now live in the USA want to give some money to the descendants of the people that they sold? Nope, I didn’t think so.

SD…You’re entitled to your opinion, but your above statement is questionable, some would even say out of line. The evil was the white slave traders for turning a race against their own people, and government for allowed the inhumanity of slavery.

I’m not weighing in on this topic as it concerns reparations, but I will say no other race of people were treated as bad as Africans and African-Americans.

[Anonymous]

Ex-SD: BTW: Do the descendants of the slaves who sold their own people to the slave traders and now live in the USA want to give some money to the descendants of the people that they sold? Nope, I didn’t think so.

SD…You’re entitled to your opinion, but your above statement is questionable, some would even say out of line. The evil was the white slave traders for turning a race against their own people, and government for allowed the inhumanity of slavery.

I’m not weighing in on this topic as it concerns reparations, but I will say no other race of people were treated as bad as Africans and African-Americans.

[Anonymous]

Ex-SD: BTW: Do the descendants of the slaves who sold their own people to the slave traders and now live in the USA want to give some money to the descendants of the people that they sold? Nope, I didn’t think so.

SD…You’re entitled to your opinion, but your above statement is questionable, some would even say out of line. The evil was the white slave traders for turning a race against their own people, and government for allowed the inhumanity of slavery.

I’m not weighing in on this topic as it concerns reparations, but I will say no other race of people were treated as bad as Africans and African-Americans.

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