The Case for Reparations

Meh. The idea of original or inherited sin is obnoxious, and ultimately unethical. We're here now, it is what it is--it's day one. How shall we proceed?

I'm white. I grew up in a very liberal household and have never had an unkind word for a black person. Nonetheless, I've been spit on by blacks several times, and otherwise suffered a considerable amount of personal abuse from them, some of which might have gotten me killed had I been less lucky. My response, ultimately, was to simply let it pass. And I think this is really the only answer to this--just let it go.

Should we do something for the Union solders what sacrificed there lives to free the slaves as well?

It is sad/horrible but is too late to reimburse those who were enslaved. What isn’t too late is to change our society to a more equitable one.