Reparations Justified
Reparations Justified The question of Reparations, has been the subject of many arguments, and will continue to be. Now, throughout history, man has self-defined himself as a destroyer of lives, of cities, and to be quite frank, a destroyer of a way of life. In the wake of such destruction, there can only be a flicker of hope, through man's flipside capacity of creation, organization and his ability to manipulate technology for his benefit. Many instances of these stages have been brought to the fore-front of these debates of reparation. Of the most prominent ones, we can administer only one remedy; that is RECOMPESATION or REPARATION. Not the admittance of responsibility, or the pointing of fingers, but a rather, a general idea of sympathy, reconciliation, empathy, and regret. All in one concerted effort to assist the fallen, or the ancestors of the fallen who are yet to arise from their fallen position. Let us now justify our means of stance on reparations to anyone affected directly or indirectly by wrongful human doing. In the case of Slavery in America, the U.S. government, not
Though Slavery, the Holocaust and the Apartheid regime have all ended, their legacy still remains. Blacks are still the major economic and social victims of racial discrimination. They are most likely to live in underserved segregated neighborhoods, be refused business and housing loans, be denied promotions in corporations and attend cash starved, failing public schools than whites. This mental prison that minorities continue to dwell in is a direct result of the 'suppression periods'. The destruction of the black culture includes the destruction of centers, products and producers of cultures which could have grown, or matured, even though it may be argued that they were handed down. The destruction of works of art, and other cultural creations as well as the creative and skilled persons who produced them, need to be addressed. An entire society was crippled. Here, we cannot put a value on culture or customs, but assistance to encourage self help and growth, is needed. There is the concern that the reparations issue will fuel more hatred of blacks, and that it is also another form of. This is an absurd thought and obviously a covertly racist one too. Most people admit that slavery, was a morally monstrous system that wreaked severe pain and suffering on America. Also, there was no outcry when the U.S. government made special indemnity payments, provided land and social service benefits to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II, Native-Americans for the theft of lands and mineral rights, and Philippine veterans who fought with the American army during World War II. long dead Southern planters, bears the blame for slavery. Its support of slavery was seen by the 'letter' and the 'spirit' of its law. This is evidenced in the Constitution in article one. This designated a black slave as t
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