Bernie says No to cash reparations on The Breakfast Club

[Curtis Harper]

Some did leave. I remember reading about a large group of slaves who went back to Sierra Leone only to become slaves there.

The irony of that is just insane to me

Yep, I mentioned how some did go back to Africa. Most didn't.

That's like a bad nightmare. Leaving slavehood only to become a slave again.....

Still. As bad as America was (is ?) made out to be, people were free to leave and still are. I know if I didn't like where I lived and was free to leave....Sheeeeeiit. I'll learn to like Hockey.

[_Rexy_]

Yep, I mentioned how some did go back to Africa. Most didn't.

That's like a bad nightmare. Leaving slavehood only to become a slave again.....

Still. As bad as America was (is ?) made out to be, people were free to leave and still are. I know if I didn't like where I lived and was free to leave....Sheeeeeiit. I'll learn to like Hockey.

Hockey is one of those sports that you need to see in person only once. Everyone I’ve spoken to who are huge hockey fans hated it until they got dragged to a game, and now they won’t even watch NBA anymore if it’s head to head with hockey.

[Curtis Harper]

Hockey is one of those sports that you need to see in person only once. Everyone I’ve spoken to who are huge hockey fans hated it until they got dragged to a game, and now they won’t even watch NBA anymore if it’s head to head with hockey.

Hey, I don't plan on leaving America (we have at least a couple of good Hockey teams . Take that ).

I'm just not a fan.

[_Rexy_]

Hey, I don't plan on leaving America (we have at least a couple of good Hockey teams . Take that ).

I'm just not a fan.

My hockey team is American, so everyone I’m referring to is American too lmao

[Boxingraya]

What’s a basic college education in your eyes? 2 years at a community college? 4 years doing a liberal arts degree only to serve coffee?

a bachelors. is that really so hard to grasp?

Liberal arts? Are you a faaagit?

[_Rexy_]

a bachelors. is that really so hard to grasp?

Liberal arts? Are you a faaagit?

It's a useless degree that most people go to school for. The issue isn't people who go to school, get a degree and get a good job. The issue is people who go to school for stupid ****, go into debt and then can't get a good job because they spent $100k on some stupid bull****.

[New England]

This country was born free and will stay free it will never be a socialist country this is why so many are leaving the Demorats party

there are aspects of "socialism" in any modern government. cut out medicare tomorrow. i dare you. watch a bunch of old, card carrying red staters turn into socialists overnight. or die of treatable disease

[AllBoxingAD]

At the end of slavery, they were free to leave, were they not ?

Freed slaves decided to stay on their own. In fact, not leaving (tbf some did get back on the boat) was one of their constant acts of freedom.

Not only did they stay, but they actually fought for the right to fight for this slave loving country. They also enjoyed being a huge force in labor.

As bad as America was (still is ), not too many people are leaving to become Canadian (it's right there).

Citizens being "free to leave" doesnt give the right to a government to terrorize its people.

Wrong is wrong regardless of how much victim blaming you wanna do.

For example, Germany is paying reparations to Israel because alot of Jews chose to relocate there. Germany could have said that Jews are free to stay, they arent forced to leave. But they are paying. (So are we by the way, and I dont see anyone here complaining about that).

[Curtis Harper]

Citizens being "free to leave" doesnt give the right to a government to terrorize its people.

Wrong is wrong regardless of how much victim blaming you wanna do.

For example, Germany is paying reparations to Israel because alot of Jews chose to relocate there. Germany could have said that Jews are free to stay, they arent forced to leave. But they are paying. (So are we by the way, and I dont see anyone here complaining about that).

Why would we care about an entirely different situation ? Let's focus on the situation at hand and not get our focus all cloudy with unrelated stuff.

To say people of today's America are ''deserving'' of rep's for something slavery related is absurd. Imho. Slavery was (is ?) so bad that once freed, most of them stayed put. Raised families and potentially subject them to future atrocities......

[AllBoxingAD]

Why would we care about an entirely different situation ? Let's focus on the situation at hand and not get our focus all cloudy with unrelated stuff.

To say people of today's America are ''deserving'' of rep's for something slavery related is absurd. Imho. Slavery was (is ?) so bad that once freed, most of them stayed put. Raised families and potentially subject them to future atrocities......

I also wrote about the US situation but you ignored (ducked?) it.

In regards to reparations, Im sure theres a point that you are trying to get at but you havent got to it yet. Maybe try again in your next post.

On the subject if the freed slaves staying, yes they got together and tried to form their own communities. Im not sure whats curious or questionable about it.