Bai Vish, you are opening up a can of worms here. My honest answer is yes.

This is part of a debate with Professor Dyson and another talk show host. Interesting debate.

VishMahabir posted:

This is part of a debate with Professor Dyson and another talk show host. Interesting debate.

 

Some Black Americans will have to pay too,they also were slave owners.

attached is a good read

yuji22 posted:

Bai Vish, you are opening up a can of worms here. My honest answer is yes.

Why? The people who were exploited are dead and gone. Why should their descendants be compensated? They did not suffer. What happens to the idea of you work for what you want? Slavery was evil.

Good morning Skelly Bhai,

Bhai, we have to agree to disagree on this one. I travelled across America and have seen the damage done to African Americans by the political, economic and legal systems that put them at a major disadvantage.

I sometimes wonder how people who have a clear conscience can allow an entire group of people to live in poverty as a result of those major disadvantages.

yuji22 posted:

Good morning Skelly Bhai,

Bhai, we have to agree to disagree on this one. I travelled across America and have seen the damage done to African Americans by the political, economic and legal systems that put them at a major disadvantage.

I sometimes wonder how people who have a clear conscience can allow an entire group of people to live in poverty as a result of those major disadvantages.

Yuji, Good Morning. I hear and see what you are saying. I have said before, whether you are black, white, blue or any color for that matter, we are all brothers and sisters in this world. I always pull for the underdog, the unfortunate and those who suffer at the hands of the exploiters. I realize that not all of us were born to be resourceful because of our abilities. However, I have seen some, of all races, and yes, some Guyanese coolies, who take advantage of the system, some who believe that public assistance is an entitlement which they deserve regardless. I do not see pride and dignity in some of these people. I have truly seen some who really deserve help from public assistance programs. I worked for the Welfare System for a while and heard workers who complained about some of their clients. Giving some of these people that money will only lead to them being lazier. I would suggest that if there are any reparations, the money should be used for housing etc.