tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post2253540063502278872..comments2023-10-31T09:46:47.703-04:00Comments on The Desultory Life & Times of a Public Citizen: Guest Commentary: Lessons from the crisis in HaitiCitizen Ojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001825524756033450noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post-75472660068162035622010-01-27T14:18:19.659-05:002010-01-27T14:18:19.659-05:00Devona - Oh, by the way.. Good Links..Devona - Oh, by the way.. Good Links..Citizen Ojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001825524756033450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post-34844821638057568402010-01-27T14:17:53.720-05:002010-01-27T14:17:53.720-05:00Devona - Black Southerners were screwed..plain and...Devona - Black Southerners were screwed..plain and simple. I don't deny that or ignore it. I will be honest that i'm not a fan of financial reparation. Many of us lack the control it takes to handle that amount of money. Besides the concept of someone throwing me money and saying "we're even now, don't complain about another thing." doesn't sit well with me. Now if you want to send children to school for free, cancel student loans, correct credit scores I might be willing to listen.Citizen Ojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001825524756033450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post-36787853037374763212010-01-27T01:49:40.878-05:002010-01-27T01:49:40.878-05:00For many, wating for ones "40 acres and a mul...For many, wating for ones "40 acres and a mule" is like an unemployed, uneducated man waiting on his porch for his "Big Check" to come from some sort of law suit.<br />By the time the check clears, the man owes more than he's gotten and waisted a lot of time doing nothing but waiting.<br />The check ain't comin'.<br /><br />Get over reparations and start to build your own with your own.<br />(And if the check does come - you'll have the correct mentality and foundation to manage any newly received funds) <br /><br />Many people complain about reparations but only a few could manage the money.<br />Dave Chapelle was pretty close when he broke it down - "I'm rich beotch!".uglyblackjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404995571276457138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post-40357757557673190892010-01-26T22:15:56.469-05:002010-01-26T22:15:56.469-05:00Very well stated. This is so very true. Why do you...Very well stated. This is so very true. Why do you think the U.S. never gave black people 40 acres and a mule or the state of Georgia?<br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/40acres/ps_so15.html<br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/40acres/ps_delany.html<br /><br />http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/150.htmlDevonanoreply@blogger.com