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Old Jul 11th 2006, 7:22 pm
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At last slave owners and traders are being made to pay.

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Old Jul 11th 2006, 7:25 pm
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Originally Posted by kingfisher241049
At last
at last? this is generations ago. No-one alive today was a slave in the USA.

so who deserves money?
and from whom?
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At last slave owners and traders are being made to pay.
Really? Since slavery was abolished more than 200 years ago I would have thought most of them would be dead by now.
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Default Re: Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum

Originally Posted by kingfisher241049
At last slave owners and traders are being made to pay.

http://kevxml2a.verizon.net/_1_2Y1OT...&feed=ap&top=1

Have to agree with Manc......are these slave owners and traders still alive?
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Have to agree with Manc......are these slave owners and traders still alive?
They drink the blood of virgins. Of course that's easier said than done in South Carolina.
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Default Re: Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum

Originally Posted by Manc
at last? this is generations ago. No-one alive today was a slave in the USA.

so who deserves money?
and from whom?
The families of former slaves, from the companies or plantations which used slaves?
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They drink the blood of virgins. Of course that's easier said than done in South Carolina.
...and NJ...until I came to live here.
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The families of former slaves, from the companies or plantations which used slaves?
So when will you be compensating the families of Native Americans who were marched off on the trail of tears?
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So when will you be compensating the families of Native Americans who were marched off on the trail of tears?

I'm still waiting for compenstation from the Normans!
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I'm still waiting for compenstation from the Normans!
You can have it as soon as you compensate the druids.
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I'd like compensation from my first boyfriend for having lost my virginity to someone so godawful in bed.
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If anyones giving out reparations could I have some please as I am feeling oppressed today...thanks
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Geeeez, maybe my exwife has course for a claim. When asked who I was going to satisfy with 'that', I replied "me of course"



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I'd like compensation from my first boyfriend for having lost my virginity to someone so godawful in bed.
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Default Re: Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum

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So when will you be compensating the families of Native Americans who were marched off on the trail of tears?
Everytime they go to a casino
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Default Re: Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum

Originally Posted by Rompers
So when will you be compensating the families of Native Americans who were marched off on the trail of tears?
Me? Nothing to do with me, but I imagine Native American tribes will be seeking reparations too.
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