Mario; one word, AMEN! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 6/19/2007 11:16:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > How about taking the opportunity to better one's own condition and that of > their family by using all the resources available to them to > get ahead? > My kids want a huge on the ocean, boats and fancy cars. I busted my rear to > have what I owe the bank today. On most weekends over the > psat 20 years, my friends would stop by and i'd be covered in spackle, paint > or dirt working on our house(s). > This is America, the land of opportunity, of which there are tons. Sometimes > you have to break out in a sweat to get paid. Most people > don't want to.... > That about the weakest argument against reparations there is on the topic. > > Among other things it doesn't address the issue of reparations for slavery > and land granted, then taken back, which is what the proponents stress. > Instead, it implies that anyone who doesn't achieve "success" must be lazy (never > breaks out in a sweat). > > It's a very "live" issue. Try Reparation Arguments 101 where you'll find > arguments from both sides. > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_for_slavery_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reparations_for_slavery) (Wikimedia folks > are still working on it; see the discussion page there.) > > Reparations 201: > _http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200011/13_williamsb_reparations/_
> (http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200011/13_williamsb_reparations/) > And of Horowitiz's opposition: > _http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=1153_ > (http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=1153) > > It's an issue I haven't formed an opinion on as yet, but recent precedents > include our government's reparations to Japanese-Americans interred during > WWII; various governments and banks to survivors and descendants of the > Holocaust; Native-Americans and also Korean women. Still disputed in Japan and > Turkey. > > The Christian Science Monitor's approach was to focus on the implications > for corporations: > _Click here: Slave reparations are unlikely, but lawsuit may prod companies > | csmonitor.com_ (http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0328/p02s01-usju.html) > > > Finally, Oakdorf writes: > > Having been around that world, as you have, I'm sure you noticed that > at times, jobs are given to people who simply shouldn't have them, > given the qualifications. > > Reminds me of many appointments made by the Bush/Cheney administration: > FEMA, Justice, ad nauseum. > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
