Innocent idiots beg forgiveness

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by yin26
Because I don't think anybody really can. And let me ask you, if the Africans don't take it seriously, why should you?

I am not sure, but just because some Africans don't take it seriously doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.

In fact, something exactly in parallel has also just happened recently. Stephen Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister, made an apology along with a symbolic compensation to the Canadian Chinese community for the "head tax" imposed between late 19th and early 20th century.

Originally posted by yin26
Let me share with you a story: My aunt was murdered in the woods outside her house. Her boyfriend took a shotgun to the back of her head and then blew his own head off. Now, if that boyfriend's grandson went to a soccer stadium (presumably of strangers, right?) holding a toy shotgun to apologize for the general sin of murder, what would that accomplish other than entertainment for some and pity for the guy from others?

This analogy does not bear any resemblance to the event described in the OP.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Lorizael
I'm a Jew. Whatever the Africans got, we got it worse.

Did the Jews finance the slave trade?

Seriously though, yes.

[Japher]

Hey Yin!

You're going to need more space for Darkstar than that!

[chequita guevara]

Ignorant bastards . . . and I don't mean the guys in the OP.

[yin26]

Originally posted by Winston
Incredibly well put, yin26.

My thanks.

Originally posted by AzYin26 ftw

And to you, too.

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
In fact, something exactly in parallel has also just happened recently. Stephen Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister, made an apology along with a symbolic compensation to the Canadian Chinese community for the "head tax" imposed between late 19th and early 20th century.

Right, more meaningless posturing.

Originally posted by Japher
You're going to need more space for Darkstar than that!

LOL! Well, I gave Poly a bunch of money so I could get more space over there, but I don't have Darkstar kind of money...

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by yin26
Right, more meaningless posturing.

How so?

[Az]

Did the Jews finance the slave trade?

Yes

[molly bloom]

I'd like to apologize on behalf of all Irish people everywhere for Boyzone and Westlife.


And Daniel O'Donnell, Ronald Reagan and Val Doonican.


Grandmothers and women of a certain age like this sort of slop, apparently.

[Az]

Where are the chains, you bastard?!

[Footie Mad]

I demand that all christians kneel before me and beg for forgiveness, for trying to exterminate our pagan ways a thousand years ago.

[Lancer]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Ignorant bastards . . . and I don't mean the guys in the OP.

Did you make the mistake of reading the thread?

[chequita guevara]

Yes

[Lancer]

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by Lancer
So US blacks are stronger than african blacks? Is that you point Fab?

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by BlackCat


It's a bad thing because they haven't any responsibilty in what their forefathers migth have done.

Their "I'm sorry" is worthless because they haven't done anything to be sorry about, and no matter what, they can't give any valid excuse on behalf of their forefathers - those might actually rotate in their graves because they disagree.

Since when is an "I'm sorry" ever worthless?

Lets say the United States was apologizing for slavery. That would probably be ok with everyone here, even though no one is around who is responsible. So why shouldn't families of slaveholders be able to do the same thing in the way they think they should?

And being sorry is a lot better than not being sorry, and infact still being mildly racist, as a friend of mine who comes from slave money is.