I am sorry for slavery. Part of the privilege of being white is that I don't often need to

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169. how about this plan

how about all modern day business interests and multi-billionaire families who have documented links to businesses that profited off the labor of slaves during 'The American Slave Era' have to pay reparations to documented families of american slaves. If a business like I.G.Farben, in Germany, could possibly be forced to pay reparations to documented families of their WW2 slave labor force, it is no real stretch to me that american businesses and multi-billionaire families linked to slavery and to the slave trade could be singled out to have to pay for their ill-gotten gain. These families and businesses made huge profits off the labor of and traffic in human bondage, misery, tragedy and degradation. They need to pay reparations now. The slave trader families who contributed to the genocide of millions during, just say 'The Middle Passage' and are living in luxury today, need to pay reparations now.

This not an original proposition, but given the continuing nature of racism as exemplified by just the recent "suspicious" death of Sandra Bland in the waller county, TEXAS jail, by hanging, and the summary executions of unarmed children, women and men of color in this country since say just, Trayvon Martin, reparations is not a stretch. The killer citizens of unarmed POC, like roof and zimmerman and murderous LEO's who's racism can be linked to the Slavery Era and post slavery old and new Jim Crow segregationist laws, thought and action in america are proof of the continuing racist mentality in american culture. Given that this is truth, this type of proposal must be continuously put forth by interested and concerned citizens who take umbrage at the continued insult of racism in the form of these murders in the streets and churches of america. And the continuing insult by people who revere the sheet wearing "night riders" and their modern day confederate flag waving clowns and buffoons who are murdering slavery's descendants of color everyday. The reparations need to be started now.