[lbo-talk] South & North

John Lacny jlacny at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 10 08:05:12 PST 2005


Wojtek Sokolowski:


> But that is a very different from the notion of "reparations
> for slavery" that circulates on this side of the pond. The
> biggest difference is that while slavery is an undeniable
> fact and its adverse effect can probably be defined and
> measured to some degree, neither specific perpetrators
> nor specific victims cane be identified.

You're wrong about "the notion . . . that circulates on this side of the pond." No one is claiming that "white people" in general should pay. The assumption is that the government will be responsible for payment, whether that means individual payouts or something else. Plenty of governments have been responsible for paying reparations in the past.

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