Every inch of American soil was stolen from the Indians who were forced onto reservations that barely sustained life and they are truly suffering because of it today
When I wrote my article about Sheila Jackson Lee’s Second Amendment shredding Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act, I mentioned that she also introduced H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act.
While Jackson Lee’s crazy gun control act is not likely to see the light of day, her reparation bill has a good chance of passing in the Democrat controlled House. Although H.R. 40 does not call for reparations, the commission to study them is the precursor for doing exactly that.
You can bet the commission will recommend the payment of reparations on the grounds that today’s plight of African-Americans is the result of slavery and Jim Crow laws. In other words, those blacks who are living near or in poverty are poor because of slavery and Jim Crowism. One could even say that the Bloods, Crips and other black street gangs are shooting up black neighborhoods because of slavery.
But if we pay reparations to blacks for the wrongs whites exacted on them, what about the American Indians? Every inch of American soil was stolen from them by whites. In the Western United States, the government forced them onto reservations that barely sustained life. And they are truly suffering because of it today.
I’ve been to several Indian reservations in Arizona and Riverside County, California and the living conditions there are absolutely deplorable.
As one might guess from my name, my background is Irish. It was common “back in the day” for help wanted signs and ads to have the notation NINA at the bottom. That means No Irish Need Apply. I think the government ( taxpayers) should pay ME reparations. I do, however, promise to spend it wisely, on potatoes and beer, so as to expand the economy and bring happiness and gainful employment to others. Especially brewers and potato farmers.
Thank you
For writing what I should have.
Blessings to you from a member of the Navajo Nation.
My Grandmother was Southern Ute. They are doing a lot better than most of the other Indian Tribes in this country.
I don’t owe anybody anything.
Collectively blacks are where they are because of decades of being kept down by democrats. Almost all slaves were owned by democrats. It was a repub that set them free. Then along came the KKK. All democrats. Labor unions that picked who got hired. All run by democrats for democrats. The civil rights act proposed and passed by repubs in the late 50s and early 60s were turned into a massive vote buying scheme by LBJ by 1965. Single mothers were ‘rewarded’ with increased welfare for having babies. Then in 1972 abortion was used to keep their population from growing so that the percentage of blacks have remained the same ever since. Who promotes abortion at every corner in black neighborhoods? Democrats at PP. Dems own public education. That’s all that needs to be said on that subject.
It is not irony that collectively blacks support their own destruction. It is collectively foolish.
Once again, my family came to the US around 1910. Neither myself or my ancestors had anything to do with slaves, or Native Americans, or any other so called “oppressed” people group.
So, Howie, if you want to pay money to Native Americans, or African Americans, or Irish Americans, or any other kind of hyphenated American, please feel free. But, here’s an idea. . . .
USE YOUR OWN DAMNED MONEY!
I don’t discriminate. I treat every single person that I meet with dignity and respect, regardless of their race, gender, creed, background, weight, eye color, music preference or type of vehicle they drive. I don’t expect them to give me anything, and I feel neither the guilt or shame necessary to motivate me to want to give them anything. I am happy to be generous to those who are in need, but need is absolutely not determined simply because of who your ancestors happened to be.
Fat, what makes you think I’m in favor of reparations for any group. In my post about Sheila Jackson Lee’s gun control bill, I made it clear that I oppose reparations for blacks. In this post I tried to point out that Indians are much more deserving of reparations than blacks, but I did not say I favor reparations for them.
Having said that though, I do believe the government needs to do more to improve the lives of the Indians and Texas should allow it’s tribes to have casinos on their reservations.
Sorry Howie, I’m afraid the subject of reparations is a sore spot for me. I misread your point.
If I understand the concept of “reservations” correctly, then Gov. Abbott has no business telling Native Americans what they can and can’t do on their land. More to the point, as a lukewarm libertarian I’d prefer to see the government stay out of the whole gambling thing altogether.
Personally I will be happy to vote to pay reparations to any currently living person who was personally held legally as a slave in the United States. Any such person would be nearly 160 years old so I suspect the payees will be few in number indeed.
I deserve reparations for all the unwarranted guilt the SJWs are sending at me.
Unfortunately for them, I’m a sociopath.