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I had an interesting conversation with my white co-worker about this yesterday and these questions came up. An article about this case in The Economists stated that per polls (no mention of which ones or how many) show that 70% of whites object to even a public apology for slavery. If the courts rule in the favor of reparations, what affect will it have on the black/white relations? Will this hurt us, if so, how much?
We started talking about slavery as a whole and he’s view is that he’s an Irish-American and had nothing to do with the oppression of black people and/or slavery… it happened a long time and we(black people) won’t let it go. Mind you this was a civil not a heated discussion/debate and my response was.. would you form your lips to say the exact same thing to a Jewish Holocaust survivor or any descent of one? After further convo, he finally understood and I felt satisfied. Is it simply the acknowledgement that we’re looking for?
What are your thoughts?
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