What is Slavery?
A slave is someone who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. Early in American history it is known that African Americans have unjustly been slaves to plantation owners. In recent history a debate has started on whether the black community deserves reparations for their ancestors being slaves. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865 by the 13th amendment to The Constitution. This amendment is now 151 years ago old. No one living today was currently alive during that time. We can all agree that slavery is wrong and it is a good thing that it was abolished. The question remains, is the black community singled out in slavery? Are they the only group in the US that deserves reparations from slavery?
Are African Americans Unfairly Treated?
There is evidence to show that poor black communities around the United States are treated unfairly by the police. This is done primarily through the drug laws. Statistics show that blacks are arrested more than white people for non-violent drug crimes. What is a drug really? Everyone takes drugs. Alcohol, cigarettes, prescription pills, coffee, food, and a lot of other things can be considered drugs. Studies have showed that drug legalization has led to lower crime rates and less tax money spent on police. Al Capone created his empire because alcohol was illegal. If we look at current affairs, it's as if we are all coming under scrutiny from the police today. Our freedoms are slowly being taken away. It is all nationalities and a product of the New World Order. The video below is graphic, but it is just an example of some police behavior lately. I've seen tons of these videos on Facebook and it is horrible. Our government, is starting a war with its citizens.
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Look at History
Almost every race has been enslaved at some point in history. Here are just some of the countries whose citizens have been enslaved; China, Japan, India, United States, Africa, Greece, Rome, Portugal, Germany, Soviet Union, and the list goes on. So why do we focus solely on the Transatlantic Slave Trade? Clearly, many cultures have been enslaved by their governments. Which brings up a good point, Governments are the ones that allow slavery. Civilians don't become slave owners without the government's laws allowing to do so. Another reason we don't need governments controlling our lives. Governments create immoral laws, which they have no business doing. It has always been governments enslaving their people and taking away personal freedom.
Are all White People Guilty?
Just because someone's ancestors did something that was legal during the time that they lived, shouldn't make future generations guilty because now it is illegal. At the HEIGHT of slavery, only 1.4 percent of White people were slave owners. It is not very well known that there were black slave owners. An estimated 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 black slaves in the year 1860. Most historians will agree that two-thirds of all whites came to the colonies in some form of slavery. White slaves outnumbered black slaves in America throughout the 1600s. So it isn't as if slavery is only limited to the black population. Keep in mind, in the 1900's a lot of whites were immigrants from other countries such as Ireland and Italy.
Reparations for All
So should we give reparations to African Americans? Where will the money come from? It will have to come from the government either through taxation or printing the money, which will cause more harm on our failing economy. The government shouldn't give any group an advantage over another group. We shouldn't even place people into groups. All races need to be treated as individuals. The best system for the people is if the government does not give benefits to anyone and the people get to keep their money. This will create motivation based on incentive. Welfare creates a dependency and lack of motivation. When the media and government put people in groups, it causes the racial tensions. How many times do you hear polls on the news, "30% of Jews think this." or "50% of Blacks think that" and "Muslims blah blah blah". These polls don't mean anything. It is just distracting us from what we really need, which is freedom.
However, since every race has been enslaved at some point throughout history we ALL deserve reparations. I don't mean money from the government. What I mean is, we need to limit government power, lower taxes, lower government spending, get rid of most regulations, eliminate government bureaucracies, and give people their freedom back. These are the reparations the people deserve. Everyone's life would be so much better. When the middle class is doing well they will be more willing to help their neighbors. The government restricts and creates barriers for innovation. We give the politicians too much control over our lives.
