If we evolved from Africa how did slavery even start.. I would think there would be way more Africans. Why did whites progress to a stage that they could over power a distant ancestor?
Blunt massta did bring up a valid point no one that was involved in American slavery is alive anymore, to say that I should somehow give reparations for something I was no part of seems just as skewed as a young African American not being given the same ability to progress as a white male.
We can't just start from a blank slate it's to engrained in whom ever is running this shit. I can say there wouldn't be nearly as many African Americans in the "greatest country" in the world had it not been for slavery.. I would go as far as to say the stereotypical ghetto in any city is better than the shit living conditions I've seen in Africa. Not saying any of the slavery ever committed was in any way a positive thing.
I wonder what percentage of African Americans (not blacks) would switch the roles if given the opportunity (white slaves).... Further more would that be hypocritical or just?
Africa did not get that way by itself, a lot of the current issues and deaths in that country can be traced back to western civilizations. It was not the Americans fault initially but it, along with a few others have played a part over it's history. America, let me remind you was founded by people who were basically thrown out of Europe and then stole it from native Americans who actually lived in sync with the echo system. When you live like that (similar to the Africans) you don't exactly develop the kind of weaponry to enslave a nation. The modern westerner will have you believe such weaponry derived from a more intelligent race, almost saying that the likes of the Africans and native Americans deserved to be conquered. That is complete bullshit and if you look at the current highest pollutants, country's with the most obesity, drug addiction, murders etc etc.. the modern America does not come out looking intelligent at all. Entirely dependent on a way of life that is not sustainable. Every slave descended African American would have been far better off in Africa because that would have meant it was not destroyed.
I personally could not goto or live in America because I know that country's current and past way of life is held up by the utter misery of many other nations. Not to the fault of Americans who were born and raised there, just like those born into slavery or poverty.