"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I'd like to think I can sit out the reparations "debate" on the grounds that "my people" came to the US in the 1890's. But we all know better... my ancestors, while struggling to grow turnips in Eastern Europe and hoping to dodge the various armies tramping through their back yards, were participating in the Atlantic slave trade by virtue of their skin color.
A revelation that would no doubt have astonished them. Life in that part of Europe consisted mainly of scrabbling for the aforementioned turnips while trying to avoid those foreign armies, which would generally confiscate the crops, burn the villages, rape the women, and conscript the men to march off with them to fight somebody else's war somewhere.
But what the heck, we're having this discussion whether I want to or not, so here's my question: exactly how much does each American black have to pay to the descendants of the Union Army?
Say, where does Obama figure in this thing? He's not only not descended from slaves, but is descended from slave traders, I read somewhere recently. So, what's he going to do, write a check to the absurdly rich Michael Jordan? Very confusing.
Speaking of turnips, the only time I ever tried one was when my grandma picked one right out of the ground, washed it off and gave it to me. My recollection is that I actually kind of liked it.
One set of my ancestors came over as indentured servants in the early 18th century. Do I send the bill to King Charles or to the Chancellor of the Exchequer or to whom, exactly? Or do I first have to make, and win, the legal argument that sentencing somebody to "transportation" for stealing a spoon or whatever was cruel and unusual treatment?
I worked for a horse trainer after graduating high school. I though he was cazy when he bought a truckload of turnips. Turns out that horses love turnips.
You might have to cut a check to Old Blighty, Paco. In gratitude for Paco Prime "only" being transported to Georgia or wherever. Could have been Australia, in which case you'd be dodging drop bears and venomous sheep.
I recently found out that my earliest ancestor in America (Mary Chilton) came over on the Mayflower. I always knew my family had been here for more than a couple of centuries, and that, yes, some of them were slave owners, and my great-great grandfather was a colonel in the Confederate Army. So, I guess I'm one of those who is supposed to owe reparations even though I have never owned a slave or ever knew anybody who was a slave. My answer to that is: come and get it.
Also, my ancestors couldn't hold a candle to the Biden Crime Family who are enabling the sexual and drug slavery being brought across our borders daily.
the word slave comes from Slav and slavery is as ancient as humankind and it was practiced nearly everywhere. Economist Thomas Sowell writes: "More whites were brought as slaves to North Africa than blacks brought as slaves to the United States or to the 13 colonies from which it was formed. White slaves were still being bought and sold in the Ottoman Empire, decades after blacks were freed in the United States." This includes the huge role played by Arab-Muslim slavers.
I'd like to think I can sit out the reparations "debate" on the grounds that "my people" came to the US in the 1890's. But we all know better... my ancestors, while struggling to grow turnips in Eastern Europe and hoping to dodge the various armies tramping through their back yards, were participating in the Atlantic slave trade by virtue of their skin color.
ReplyDeleteA revelation that would no doubt have astonished them. Life in that part of Europe consisted mainly of scrabbling for the aforementioned turnips while trying to avoid those foreign armies, which would generally confiscate the crops, burn the villages, rape the women, and conscript the men to march off with them to fight somebody else's war somewhere.
But what the heck, we're having this discussion whether I want to or not, so here's my question: exactly how much does each American black have to pay to the descendants of the Union Army?
Say, where does Obama figure in this thing? He's not only not descended from slaves, but is descended from slave traders, I read somewhere recently. So, what's he going to do, write a check to the absurdly rich Michael Jordan? Very confusing.
ReplyDeleteObama gets nothing because of his ancestry. One minus one equals zero.
DeleteThe check to a very rich Black like Michael Jordan would go into their Foundation, or other charitable entity.
Speaking of turnips, the only time I ever tried one was when my grandma picked one right out of the ground, washed it off and gave it to me. My recollection is that I actually kind of liked it.
ReplyDeleteOne set of my ancestors came over as indentured servants in the early 18th century. Do I send the bill to King Charles or to the Chancellor of the Exchequer or to whom, exactly? Or do I first have to make, and win, the legal argument that sentencing somebody to "transportation" for stealing a spoon or whatever was cruel and unusual treatment?
I worked for a horse trainer after graduating high school. I though he was cazy when he bought a truckload of turnips. Turns out that horses love turnips.
DeleteYou might have to cut a check to Old Blighty, Paco. In gratitude for Paco Prime "only" being transported to Georgia or wherever. Could have been Australia, in which case you'd be dodging drop bears and venomous sheep.
ReplyDeleteI recently found out that my earliest ancestor in America (Mary Chilton) came over on the Mayflower. I always knew my family had been here for more than a couple of centuries, and that, yes, some of them were slave owners, and my great-great grandfather was a colonel in the Confederate Army. So, I guess I'm one of those who is supposed to owe reparations even though I have never owned a slave or ever knew anybody who was a slave. My answer to that is: come and get it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, my ancestors couldn't hold a candle to the Biden Crime Family who are enabling the sexual and drug slavery being brought across our borders daily.
ReplyDeletethe word slave comes from Slav and slavery is as ancient as humankind and it was practiced nearly everywhere. Economist Thomas Sowell writes: "More whites were brought as slaves to North Africa than blacks brought as slaves to the United States or to the 13 colonies from which it was formed. White slaves were still being bought and sold in the Ottoman Empire, decades after blacks were freed in the United States." This includes the huge role played by Arab-Muslim slavers.
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