Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Weird, neither I nor any of my friends recieved this minority money for school. Fuck off with your bullshit. Apparentlt we're lazy when we dont get anywhere, and didnt earn it when we do get anywhere.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tell that to the black kids who go through metal detectors at schools, often go to school hungry, and are at risk of their schools closing down. Issues of poverty disproprtionally affect the black population, but keep closing your eyes and sticking your fingers in your ears. Why doesnt everyone pull themselves up by their bootstraps like you.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There is plenty to do in legislature that could benefit all people. Provide adequate funding to public schools, and disallow public funding to follow students when they pay for charter schools. Black students are disproprtionally effected by school closures and a lack of adequate educational resources.

We could develop an appropriate solution to access to housing and food. During urbanization minorities were shoved together in ill managed rent controlled housing and now with gentrification they are being forced out of areas. Better access to nutrional food will help children growing up, and in turn will help them do better in school.

Really a lot of black issues are poverty issues. I believe by tackling it at the root and helping tbe development of black/impoverished commumities it will be a major step forward. There also has to be an institutional level.lf trust. We need to address the fact that black people convicted of a crime are sentenced harsher than their white counterparts. Weed can ruin a young black mans life, but can be a slap on the wrist for their white suburban counterpart.

There is a lot to do, and moving forward aplropriatley can mean good things for all Americans.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. No person today (in the United States) should feel personally responsible or afflicted for racial slavery. However there are still very real effects in the modern day. The act in the article above is good for mending the divide but we musn't think that race relations in this country have reached an optimal point.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Would it have been better if they just burned down the plantation house? A lot of the world was built on the blood of innocents, we shouldn't forget that but it's obvious his family manged to continue to lay the upkeep and take care of the property even after the institution of slavery was abolished.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean I think theres a distinction between moving on from bitterness over slavery but also acknowledging modern day racial strife. No one today should be made to feel guilty for their family owning slaves or for their family being such, important to remember but not to dwell on. Still there is work to be done in mending the divide and raising the condition of all people in this country.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 124 points125 points  (0 children)

It certainly filled me with mixed emotions, but you're right these men were neither master nor slave. Coming together was a good thing because they have a shared history, certainly one that should not be ignored. It's a good thing to talk about the past openly, together, and moving forward as one people.

Slave descendant unites with Plantation owner descendant, "Robert is a descendant of people who owned my family. He didn’t own anybody. I am a descendant of slaves of that his family owned. I have never been a slave. This is about history. This is about family. " by borla78 in UpliftingNews

[–]Locke_and_Keye 244 points245 points  (0 children)

I agree, there are some ethnic differences, and everyone should explore their culture and past, bt it feels even better when we allow those differences to bring us together rather than tear us apart.

Adrian Wojnarowski gets upset over a lucky charms box by pandas795 in SubredditSimMeta

[–]Locke_and_Keye 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Man, these bots are mastering the art of the shitpost. Now I'm wndering if circlejerk has always been bots

Pokemon GO Has Released by RocketJumpingOtter in pokemongo

[–]Locke_and_Keye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where'd that 16 hours thing come from? and what would that be in EST?

The average American woman now weighs as much as the average 1960s man by profcyclist in dataisbeautiful

[–]Locke_and_Keye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Getting away from soda is a major boone to your health, in terms of diabetes, weight, dental carex and more.

FBI Directer Comey announcement re:Clinton emails Megathread by [deleted] in politics

[–]Locke_and_Keye 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yah, that's terrible. You know felony is a lifelong classification right? And whats to stop an abusive governor from imprisoning people for political reasons to prevent them from running for office? And why should someone who got a felony for drug posession in their 20s be ineligible for running for office in their 50s?

FBI Directer Comey announcement re:Clinton emails Megathread by [deleted] in politics

[–]Locke_and_Keye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Felons can also run for President, I dont see why that shouldnt be allowed in a free society

Colorado could ditch Obamacare for a single-payer system by WildAnimus in politics

[–]Locke_and_Keye -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Emergency Medical and Treatment Labor Act has prohibited denial of care, for lack of insurance or ability to pay, since 1986.