My relatives were slaves more recently than theirs and nobody owes me anything. In fact, my great grandmother was a Jewish slave in Poland.......She died a wealthy woman.
The slavery/human rights issues the blacks and their leaders cling to is nothing but an excuse. If things are to improve for "African Americans", THEY need to move on and take responsibility for THEIR actions.
You cannot compare Jewish slaves in Poland to Black slaves in the Ante-Bellum South.
Indentured servitude or white on white slavery was mild by comparison. Did your grand mother have to endure the humiliation of the auction block while strangers poked, pinched and examined her from head to toe? Was your grandmother subjected to every sexual whim or perversion foisted upon her by any white man who wanted her...in the fields, in massa's house or anywhere else they chose to. I could go on and on with the sordid details of things Black slaves endured that your grandmother likely never did, but I think you get the picture.
Now, you say your grandmother died a wealthy woman... OK, thats fine and good but don't ignore the fact that other Jewish "slaves" might not have fared as well. Also, I remind you that a lot of Blacks have died wealthy and some; like Oprah, Kobe and Lebron are richer than most white people in all the world.
Finally, I must address your specious generalizations about Blacks and their leaders.
Black Americans have the same leaders you do. They participate in elections and vote for their leaders just like any other American does. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the like are not Black leaders... they are simply ombudsmen for civil rights. They may have some measure of control over their local congregations but national leaders they are not. Any time a Black person gets in front of a camera and speaks against racial injustice, he/she is automatically dubbed a black leader. That just is not the case. White politicians react to these so-called Black leaders because they are the ones who are in front of the cameras.
BTW, Millions of decent, hard working Blacks are taking responsibility for their actions.
They worship the same God you do; along with His Son and the Holy Ghost!
But the real kicker is that Black consumers are spending almost a trillion dollars annually.U
The gross Black American national income is the 16th largest market income in the world and is on the verge of surpassing Mexico's Gross National Income!
