Reconciliation must be genuine, otherwise it's not true reconciliation. Like you said, nobody alive today is responsible or has been victimized by American slavery, so the people trying to reconcile slavery wouldn't be genuine, and the so-called victims they would be trying to reconcile with, wouldn't be genuine. It's my opinion that people are trying to take advantage of the current culture and system in America. Our nation has the most powerful money printer in the world, and our culture is the most divided, so there are people successfully exploiting that.
The history of American slavery is a complicated web that nobody seems smart enough to resolve, no matter how many times we revisit the conversation. I don't know what the answer is, but I don't see much value in reopening old wounds, especially when we have current issues which require more attention. Otherwise, they will spiral out of control, as slavery did in the past, and someday, future generations of Americans will be stuck in the same cycle we are stuck in today - trying to reconcile an issue that they had nothing to do with - an issue created by us.
The more we live in the past, the more we ignore and avoid what's unfolding in real time. Seems like people care more about slavery from the 19th century, than human trafficking today.
I couldn’t agree with this more! And yeah I agree that people are trying to take advantage of culture and make money. Look no further than the BLM movement. And human trafficking is the modern-day abolition issue of the today. But for so many it’s out of sight, out of mind. Just like slavery was for northerners during the civil war.
Reconciliation must be genuine, otherwise it's not true reconciliation. Like you said, nobody alive today is responsible or has been victimized by American slavery, so the people trying to reconcile slavery wouldn't be genuine, and the so-called victims they would be trying to reconcile with, wouldn't be genuine. It's my opinion that people are trying to take advantage of the current culture and system in America. Our nation has the most powerful money printer in the world, and our culture is the most divided, so there are people successfully exploiting that.
The history of American slavery is a complicated web that nobody seems smart enough to resolve, no matter how many times we revisit the conversation. I don't know what the answer is, but I don't see much value in reopening old wounds, especially when we have current issues which require more attention. Otherwise, they will spiral out of control, as slavery did in the past, and someday, future generations of Americans will be stuck in the same cycle we are stuck in today - trying to reconcile an issue that they had nothing to do with - an issue created by us.
The more we live in the past, the more we ignore and avoid what's unfolding in real time. Seems like people care more about slavery from the 19th century, than human trafficking today.
I couldn’t agree with this more! And yeah I agree that people are trying to take advantage of culture and make money. Look no further than the BLM movement. And human trafficking is the modern-day abolition issue of the today. But for so many it’s out of sight, out of mind. Just like slavery was for northerners during the civil war.
Very well written and informed.
Reparations is a very nuanced topic. I agree that society should learn from the mistakes of the past and create an equitable future.
The problem seems to be that there hasn't been any learning on any side, so the cycle of social injustice continues.