Comments on: Shouldn’t DEMOCRATS ONLY PAY REPARATIONS since they fought to keep slavery, Jim Crow Laws, and started the KKK?

By: black leopard

black leopard — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:09:59 +0000

yes. only people who are members of the democratic party should be paying reparations.
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By: masterjack_98

masterjack_98 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:29:59 +0000

Lord I wish the Dixiecrats that who broke from the democratic party in the 1950′s and joined the republican thereby effectively switching the two parties politics had chosen a new name.

So, rubes like you would STOP comparing the democratic party of today to the democratic party of the 1860′s.

THEY ARE NOT THE SAME.
Actually the democrats of 1860 are NOW republicans.

In the U.S., member of a right-wing Democratic splinter group in the 1948 election. Organized by Southerners who objected to the Democrats’ civil rights program, the Dixiecrats met in Birmingham, Ala., and nominated Gov. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for president. He received more than one million votes in the 1948 election and won four states.

Conservative Democrats, mostly from the South, joined with Republicans led by Senator Robert Taft to create the conservative coalition, which dominated domestic issues in Congress until 1964.
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By: jeremy_hancock

jeremy_hancock — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:58:59 +0000

Last I checked, nobody was required to pay any reparations whatsoever.
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By: DocStew

DocStew — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:11:59 +0000

You are misinformed regarding Lincoln.
This is a lecture by Thomas DiLorenzo:
http://www.halebobb.com/pictures/rants/Mises/All/DiLorenzo/DiLorenzo-1.mp3
Dig around on my site for more lectures by DiLorenzo.

You might also want to Google "Thomas DiLorenzo" to determine if he’s credible.
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By: Among Wolves

Among Wolves — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:51:59 +0000

I know your desperate, hence your dwelling the in past. Fox News ran out of complaints and lies about Democrats yet?
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By: BOBO

BOBO — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:15:59 +0000

Liberals still rag that our founding fathers held slaves in their possession. It’s OK to go back in time on both Conservatives AND repubies. It’s NOT OK(PC) to go back in time & rag on demmies & liberals.
The liberals still are angered that Gerald Ford pardoned prez Nixon, BUT, excuse Nazi Pelosi in both 2004 & 2007 for not demanding impeachment proceedings against GWB. Go figure!
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History my friend, history!

By: Blackrussian

Blackrussian — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:53:59 +0000

Is this true! Then I will vote Republican after Obama finishes 8 years.
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By: Pluto C. Rat

Pluto C. Rat — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:19:59 +0000

Uh – all those people are dead.

Reparations do not satisfy the spirit, reparations satisfy only vengeance. Investment satisfies the spirit.

Not coincidentally, investment looks forward, rather than back at dead people.

Hang out in graveyards much?
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By: ComeOnNow_10101

ComeOnNow_10101 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:41:59 +0000

If there were ever reparations given out it would be the "straw that broke the camels back" and a race war would ensue. If actual past slaves were personally given money then ok, but not later gens who want nothing but handouts. The previous poster talking about the connect between the black community and Dems in Gov was spot on; the black community wants handout after handout from the Gov and Dems luv to give those handouts.
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By: hardcoregamer2k

hardcoregamer2k — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:09:59 +0000

It was democrats that pushed the Civil Rights Act through congress, and republicans who opposed it including a republican who philibustered for 33 hours if I remember correctly. Thats why Democrats have the support of Black AMericans. Lets not forget most of the republicans viewpoints on the responsibility of goverment runs counter to the concerns of the black community. As far as reparations go, they are a little too late, but it would be taken as a measure of good will of true apology. However now is not the time for reparations. Especially with the country in the shape its in. Plus the Republicans would try to spin it as Obama being racist if such legislation passed under his administration.
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