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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-40
H. R 40: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
HR 40 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 40
To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings- The Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 4,000,000 Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and colonies that became the United States from 1619 to 1865;
(2) the institution of slavery was constitutionally and statutorily sanctioned by the Government of the United States from 1789 through 1865;
(3) the slavery that flourished in the United States constituted an immoral and inhumane deprivation of Africans’ life, liberty, African citizenship rights, and cultural heritage, and denied them the fruits of their own labor; and
(4) sufficient inquiry has not been made into the effects of the institution of slavery on living African-Americans and society in the United States.
(b) Purpose- The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission to--
(1) examine the institution of slavery which existed from 1619 through 1865 within the United States and the colonies that became the United States, including the extent to which the Federal and State Governments constitutionally and statutorily supported the institution of slavery;
(2) examine de jure and de facto discrimination against freed slaves and their descendants from the end of the Civil War to the present, including economic, political, and social discrimination;
(3) examine the lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery and the discrimination described in paragraph (2) on living African-Americans and on society in the United States;
(4) recommend appropriate ways to educate the American public of the Commission’s findings;
(5) recommend appropriate remedies in consideration of the Commission’s findings on the matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(6) submit to the Congress the results of such examination, together with such recommendations.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES.
(a) Establishment- There is established the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Commission’).
(b) Duties- The Commission shall perform the following duties:
(1) Examine the institution of slavery which existed within the United States and the colonies that became the United States from 1619 through 1865. The Commission’s examination shall include an examination of--
(A) the capture and procurement of Africans;
(B) the transport of Africans to the United States and the colonies that became the United States for the purpose of enslavement, including their treatment during transport;
(C) the sale and acquisition of Africans as chattel property in interstate and instrastate commerce; and
(D) the treatment of African slaves in the colonies and the United States, including the deprivation of their freedom, exploitation of their labor, and destruction of their culture, language, religion, and families.
(2) Examine the extent to which the Federal and State governments of the United States supported the institution of slavery in constitutional and statutory provisions, including the extent to which such governments prevented, opposed, or restricted efforts of freed African slaves to repatriate to their homeland.
(3) Examine Federal and State laws that discriminated against freed African slaves and their descendants during the period between the end of the Civil War and the present.
(4) Examine other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed African slaves and their descendants during the period between the end of the Civil War and the present.
(5) Examine the lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery and the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) on living African-Americans and on society in the United States.
(6) Recommend appropriate ways to educate the American public of the Commission’s findings.
(7) Recommend appropriate remedies in consideration of the Commission’s findings on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4). In making such recommendations, the Commission shall address among other issues, the following questions:
(A) Whether the Government of the United States should offer a formal apology on behalf of the people of the United States for the perpetration of gross human rights violations on African slaves and their descendants.
(B) Whether African-Americans still suffer from the lingering effects of the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4).
(C) Whether, in consideration of the Commission’s findings, any form of compensation to the descendants of African slaves is warranted.
(D) If the Commission finds that such compensation is warranted, what should be the amount of compensation, what form of compensation should be awarded, and who should be eligible for such compensation.
(c) Report to Congress- The Commission shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Congress not later than the date which is one year after the date of the first meeting of the Commission held pursuant to section 4(c).
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Number and Appointment- (1) The Commission shall be composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, as follows:
(A) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
(B) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(C) One member shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(2) All members of the Commission shall be persons who are especially qualified to serve on the Commission by virtue of their education, training, or experience, particularly in the field of African-American studies.
(b) Terms- The term of office for members shall be for the life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(c) First Meeting- The President shall call the first meeting of the Commission within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or within 30 days after the date on which legislation is enacted making appropriations to carry out this Act, whichever date is later.
(d) Quorum- Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(e) Chair and Vice Chair- The Commission shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the Commission.
(f) Compensation- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each member of the Commission shall receive compensation at the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day, including travel time, during which he or she is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission.
(2) A member of the Commission who is a full-time officer or employee of the United States or a Member of Congress shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of his or her service to the Commission.
(3) All members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties to the extent authorized by chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Hearings and Sessions- The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and at such places in the United States, and request the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may request the Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such attendance, testimony, or production.
(b) Powers of Subcommittees and Members- Any subcommittee or member of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
(c) Obtaining Official Data- The Commission may acquire directly from the head of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Government, available information which the Commission considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the Government shall cooperate with the Commission with respect to such information and shall furnish all information requested by the Commission to the extent permitted by law.
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Staff- The Commission may, without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.
(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws- The staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that the compensation of any employee of the Commission may not exceed a rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Experts and Consultants- The Commission may procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of such title.
(d) Administrative Support Services- The Commission may enter into agreements with the Administrator of General Services for procurement of financial and administrative services necessary for the discharge of the duties of the Commission. Payment for such services shall be made by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the Administrator.
(e) Contracts- The Commission may--
(1) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; and
(2) enter into contracts with departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government, State agencies, and private firms, institutions, and agencies, for the conduct of research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other activities necessary for the discharge of the duties of the Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report to the Congress under section 3(c).
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
To carry out the provisions of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000.
Emphasis is mine.
from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs
The next step in redistribution of wealth
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You don't see the German Jews crying for reparations and they were made into lamp shades and soap. These schvartzas need to take the chip off their shoulders and shove it up their donkeys because we gave them their president, that's reparation enough!
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They MUST BE KIDDING... This is completely ridiculous. Why should this generation have to pay for it? There are no people alive today who suffered through slavery in America. This stuff is fantasy. I doubt that this will ever pass.
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They MUST BE KIDDING... This is completely ridiculous. Why should this generation have to pay for it? There are no people alive today who suffered through slavery in America. This stuff is fantasy. I doubt that this will ever pass.
We have a black muzzie named Hussein in the White House, and you think that this isn't possible?
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They MUST BE KIDDING... This is completely ridiculous. Why should this generation have to pay for it? There are no people alive today who suffered through slavery in America. This stuff is fantasy. I doubt that this will ever pass.
We have a black muzzie named Hussein in the White House, and you think that this isn't possible?
I think that our government is supposed to be governed by the people, not by the president. I dont think that this will pass because the economy is in shambles and if they were to pass this drek it could possibly destroy this country. I dont think any sane senator or member of the house would vote for such a legislation.
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You don't see the German Jews crying for reparations and they were made into lamp shades and soap. These schvartzas need to take the chip off their shoulders and shove it up their donkeys because we gave them their president, that's reparation enough!
The slaves are long dead and half of their decendants are still on welfare. Just another way for Obama to bury this Country with reparations and renewed feelings of anger to the White man for what the salves went through, and this all happened long before any of us were born.
Shalom - Dox
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uhhh...wait a minute, I've never owned a slave.
....I'm not even white.
So, how would I fit in this equation?
And Italians are white, but they've only been here since the 1800s. They never owned slaves either.
where would they fit here?
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Listen to Obama's interview when he first became a state senator... he said this was very important... and their could be no civil rights movement without it.
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They MUST BE KIDDING... This is completely ridiculous. Why should this generation have to pay for it? There are no people alive today who suffered through slavery in America. This stuff is fantasy. I doubt that this will ever pass.
We have a black muzzie named Hussein in the White House, and you think that this isn't possible?
I think that our government is supposed to be governed by the people, not by the president. I dont think that this will pass because the economy is in shambles and if they were to pass this drek it could possibly destroy this country. I dont think any sane senator or member of the house would vote for such a legislation.
This government hasn't been governed BY THE PEOPLE in a very long time, if you asked me. The senators and congressmen and women all act as if they are WORLD LEADERS instead of working for US! They will pass what they damn well feel like passing anymore, to hell with the citizens of this great country. They are ruining it bit by bit with what they are doing. :'(
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Give them the reparations under three conditions.
1. Each individual has to prove that they are descendants of slaves and the damages done to their personal estate.
2. All reparations paid are counter balanced by what has already been received through social benefits and all the damage they have done to society through all the crimes that THEY have committed. Some(most) may be the ones that actually owe reparations. Condition 1 applies by each estate.
3. They give up their American citizenship and leave the country with the promise never to come back.
As a special bonus, we can even double their reparations if they agree to be sterilized.
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This one is my favorite:
"(2) the institution of slavery was constitutionally and statutorily sanctioned by the Government of the United States from 1789 through 1865;"
They must not know of Article I, section 9 which prohibits the federal government of passing ex post facto laws. Looks like they don't have much regard for the constitution.
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This one is my favorite:
"(2) the institution of slavery was constitutionally and statutorily sanctioned by the Government of the United States from 1789 through 1865;"
They must not know of Article I, section 9 which prohibits the federal government of passing ex post facto laws. Looks like they don't have much regard for the constitution.
They can give money to anyone who actually was a slave. That's fine with me. If we subtract all the affirmative action and programs for blacks from the reparations, they will end up owing the USA money. How can they sue from 1619 to 1776? Wouldn't they need to be suing the British government?
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uhhh...wait a minute, I've never owned a slave.
....I'm not even white.
So, how would I fit in this equation?
And Italians are white, but they've only been here since the 1800s. They never owned slaves either.
where would they fit here?
They don't care because if you're not on welfare this is what Obama believes about you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUMunBYVKSo&feature=related
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Oh my God, the end is near.
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This is about as idiotic as me asking the Egyptians for an apology for enslaving my ancestors.
Besides, how can we apologize for things we had no part of and for people that are dead?
I'm beginning to think that I've been transported to some strange and weird alternate universe.
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Don't kid yourself. The current religion in America, across all races and backgrounds (but especially the young), is worshipping blacks.
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That's definitely true -- for now. But wait for the backlash. It's gotta happen.
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Very scary.
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uhhh...wait a minute, I've never owned a slave.
....I'm not even white.
So, how would I fit in this equation?
And Italians are white, but they've only been here since the 1800s. They never owned slaves either.
where would they fit here?
They don't care because if you're not on welfare this is what Obama believes about you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUMunBYVKSo&feature=related
What a fag!
You're right
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America has already paid more than 6 trillion dollars in welfare, has been enduring black crimes every day and plaguing itself by affirmation action.
Who is going to pay compensation to the victims of black crimes?
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uhhh...wait a minute, I've never owned a slave.
....I'm not even white.
So, how would I fit in this equation?
And Italians are white, but they've only been here since the 1800s. They never owned slaves either.
where would they fit here?
Everybody has to pay! You don't need to be white or have ancestors that were slave owners to share in the collective guilt. All humans must pay.
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Give them the reparations under three conditions.
1. Each individual has to prove that they are descendants of slaves and the damages done to their personal estate.
2. All reparations paid are counter balanced by what has already been received through social benefits and all the damage they have done to society through all the crimes that THEY have committed. Some(most) may be the ones that actually owe reparations. Condition 1 applies by each estate.
3. They give up their American citizenship and leave the country with the promise never to come back.
As a special bonus, we can even double their reparations if they agree to be sterilized.
I agree with number1. But if they ever tried to trace their "history". They will go to some affirmative action genealogist who will just make something up. example: "you come from the jacongoisnt tribe on [censored].
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So um, what about white Africans, the bill does say African Americans after all right? Do White Africans get reparations as well? Or do racist Negros not consider whites who reside in Africa as Africans?
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Why do they even need this? The whole stimulus package was already designed specifically to redistribute wealth to minorities. If they still want reparations after this, it should be nothing more than a one-way ticket to Africa.
I agree with you. David and Chaim had even made a QPTV show about it two years ago.
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I did not read the whole thing, but QUESTION:
Since most/all of black Americans have white ancestors along with black ancestors, I presume that they are to be disqualified from receiving any reparations?
Black Americans are descendants of WHITE SLAVE OWNERS, just the same as WHITE AMERICANS are descendants of WHITE SLAVE OWNERS.
Hmmmm, so, maybe black Americans can pay themselves reparations, but then be denied the payment on account of them being descendants of slave owners?
::)
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You know what kills me about this b@llsh@t, 99.9% of the blacks were sold in Africa by other Blacks to White men who came to the ports in Africa looking for slave labor.
Their own people, maybe even some of their own ancestors sold them off.
So why don't they ask for reparations from the people of their ancestral homeland. Those are the people who sold them originally for profit. Their own people brokered them them to White men.
Where is the outrage, outcries, and the sadness from them about this fact?
I know why, because it is easier to blame it on the White man, especially when there are crazy liberals out there giving them support in this utterly ridiculous claim.
And obviously, no one in Africa (where their supposed people are from), have or would give them a penny.
It is much easier to play the victim in the good ol U.S.A.
I am so over these people and their outrageous claims that have no real merit.
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You know what kills me about this b@llsh@t, 99.9% of the blacks were sold in Africa by other Blacks to White men who came to the ports in Africa looking for slave labor.
Their own people, maybe even some of their own ancestors sold them off.
So why don't they ask for reparations from the people of their ancestral homeland. Those are the people who sold them originally for profit. Their own people brokered them them to White men.
Where is the outrage, outcries, and the sadness from them about this fact?
I know why, because it is easier to blame it on the White man, especially when there are crazy liberals out there giving them support in this utterly ridiculous claim.
And obviously, no one in Africa (where their supposed people are from), have or would give them a penny.
It is much easier to play the victim in the good ol U.S.A.
I am so over these people and their outrageous claims that have no real merit.
Good point bud!!!!
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I am with you and feel the exact same way ag! >:(
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They owe us reparations for all the help they got and squandered.
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They MUST BE KIDDING... This is completely ridiculous. Why should this generation have to pay for it? There are no people alive today who suffered through slavery in America. This stuff is fantasy. I doubt that this will ever pass.
We have a black muzzie named Hussein in the White House, and you think that this isn't possible?
I think that our government is supposed to be governed by the people, not by the president. I dont think that this will pass because the economy is in shambles and if they were to pass this drek it could possibly destroy this country. I dont think any sane senator or member of the house would vote for such a legislation.
Muman; we do NOT have a government NOR a president, we have a Dictator and his dictatorship.
"Those who refused to be GOVERNED by G-d, will be RULED by TYRANTS."
They got what they deserved. I am going to Palau with or without anybody. This is NOT MY AMERICA.
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They owe us reparations for all the help they got and squandered.
They owe us reparations for dragging down the entire society. Forced integration with animals like this is like mandating healthy people live in a leper colony.
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They owe us reparations for all the help they got and squandered.
They owe us reparations for dragging down the entire society. Forced integration with animals like this is like mandating healthy people live in a leper colony.
I remember reading about how when the movie Birth of a Nation was being filmed (the first full-length movie), that white actresses were not allowed to interact with black males for their own protection. For this reason the "blacks" in the movie that had to interact with white women were all whites in blackface. At the time it was simply common sense that a white woman could be in danger and she was protected. Nowadays you have all the movies and other mass media promoting racial mixing, exposing white girls to diseases, degenerate ghetto culture, beatings, and murder. If you try to say this is happening or try to warn white girls away from this, then you're branded as a "racist".
Even though they bring crime and other problems to neighborhoods when they move there in more than a few numbers, neighborhoods are not allowed to keep them out. This is punishing all the non-black residents of the neighborhood forcing them to live side-by-side with people who are statistically much more dangerous to live around than other types of people.
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They owe us reparations for all the help they got and squandered.
They owe us reparations for dragging down the entire society. Forced integration with animals like this is like mandating healthy people live in a leper colony.
I remember reading about how when the movie Birth of a Nation was being filmed (the first full-length movie), that white actresses were not allowed to interact with black males for their own protection. For this reason the "blacks" in the movie that had to interact with white women were all whites in blackface. At the time it was simply common sense that a white woman could be in danger and she was protected. Nowadays you have all the movies and other mass media promoting racial mixing, exposing white girls to diseases, degenerate ghetto culture, beatings, and murder. If you try to say this is happening or try to warn white girls away from this, then you're branded as a "racist".
Even though they bring crime and other problems to neighborhoods when they move there in more than a few numbers, neighborhoods are not allowed to keep them out. This is punishing all the non-black residents of the neighborhood forcing them to live side-by-side with people who are statistically much more dangerous to live around than other types of people.
A black activist was on on TV the other night complaining about all the damage that old movie did to so called black society and how it actually fostered the rebirth of the KKK. The thing that ran through my mind as the clown was speaking about the movie was why almost 80 years after the fact is black society is still living up to the movies portrayal of them.
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You do have a point that blacks act exactly the way they are portrayed in that movie. They can't wait to get hold of the "white wimmens" and they will use rape to get it. What happened to Flora in that movie is pretty accurate of TNB. When Gus was chasing her in an attempt to rape her and she ended up falling off the cliff to protect herself from him, it made me think that wow, blacks haven't changed one bit from then to now. They still act exactly the same.
The uppity Mulatto character reminds me so much of Obama too.
I guess that proves you can take the negro out of the jungle but you can't take the jungle out of the negro.
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They owe us reparations for all the help they got and squandered.
They owe us reparations for dragging down the entire society. Forced integration with animals like this is like mandating healthy people live in a leper colony.
I remember reading about how when the movie Birth of a Nation was being filmed (the first full-length movie), that white actresses were not allowed to interact with black males for their own protection. For this reason the "blacks" in the movie that had to interact with white women were all whites in blackface. At the time it was simply common sense that a white woman could be in danger and she was protected. Nowadays you have all the movies and other mass media promoting racial mixing, exposing white girls to diseases, degenerate ghetto culture, beatings, and murder. If you try to say this is happening or try to warn white girls away from this, then you're branded as a "racist".
Even though they bring crime and other problems to neighborhoods when they move there in more than a few numbers, neighborhoods are not allowed to keep them out. This is punishing all the non-black residents of the neighborhood forcing them to live side-by-side with people who are statistically much more dangerous to live around than other types of people.
Even Woodrow Wilson really liked that movie. That was a good flik. You know, I know white women who are married to Asians and Hispanics and they live normal lives. Every single white girl I know who is dating or married to a black (with one exception) is in a nightmare relationship where he cheats, can't hold a job, gave them venerial diseases, has kids from all over the place etc. Usually it's not even the liberal girls who are that stupid, it's the girls who are uneducated and couldn't point out America on the map.
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They owe us reparations for all the help they got and squandered.
They owe us reparations for dragging down the entire society. Forced integration with animals like this is like mandating healthy people live in a leper colony.
I remember reading about how when the movie Birth of a Nation was being filmed (the first full-length movie), that white actresses were not allowed to interact with black males for their own protection. For this reason the "blacks" in the movie that had to interact with white women were all whites in blackface. At the time it was simply common sense that a white woman could be in danger and she was protected. Nowadays you have all the movies and other mass media promoting racial mixing, exposing white girls to diseases, degenerate ghetto culture, beatings, and murder. If you try to say this is happening or try to warn white girls away from this, then you're branded as a "racist".
Even though they bring crime and other problems to neighborhoods when they move there in more than a few numbers, neighborhoods are not allowed to keep them out. This is punishing all the non-black residents of the neighborhood forcing them to live side-by-side with people who are statistically much more dangerous to live around than other types of people.
Even Woodrow Wilson really liked that movie. That was a good flik. You know, I know white women who are married to Asians and Hispanics and they live normal lives. Every single white girl I know who is dating or married to a black (with one exception) is in a nightmare relationship where he cheats, can't hold a job, gave them venerial diseases, has kids from all over the place etc. Usually it's not even the liberal girls who are that stupid, it's the girls who are uneducated and couldn't point out America on the map.
And btw I'm not "friends" with these people, I have to interact with a lot of different people from work (and subsequentially outside of work) all over the west coast.