1. I think slavery in America and the Holocaust were equally bad. We’ll have to agree to disagree if you really think that either was any better than the other.
“And please get off the YOU-OWE-US ideology.”
2. This seems to be your ideology more than mine. If it weren’t for white Americans in history (Jewish even!), conditions for blacks and other minorities would probably be significantly worse than they are now.
Slavery is not responsible for any problem black people have, or resentment or anger. It is responsible for a culture which has continuously treated black people as less than their white counterparts in terms or rights, abilities and opportunities through very recent times. If anything, I think black Americans and Jews have more in common than separates them. At times in the civil rights movement there were Jewish activists who felt the same.
But why do black people owe it to you to forget what has happened? Granted, I think it’s silly to make it some doctrine that someone would live life around, but I don’t know every black person’s experiences just like I don’t know every Jewish person’s experiences. If a Jewish person wants to be bitter to Germany, I might not agree, but based on history I’d say they have the right. If a black person – especially older – wants to be bitter towards the US, I don’t agree, but based on history I’d say they have the right.
And when have trillions ever been paid to blacks specifically? I’d like links and receipts on that.
Further, my English is much better than my French and your argument is still half baked.
