Skywise wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote in
I'll second that. I'm sick and tired of the descendents of
the slaves demanding recompense (in whatever form) from the
descendents of the slave owners. Were you personally enslaved?
Were you personally a slave owner? I thought not. Remember the
past, yes, but get over it.



None of the above. My maternal ancestors came over during the Potato Famine to
Massachusetts. It's safe to assume they didn't own anybody. My paternal
grandparents came here from Austria in 1920. hey didn't own anyone either.
Given those facts, I don't believe I owe anyone ****.

The Poles abused my grandfather; he hated them. Do I hate Poles? Hell, no.
What have they ever done to *me*? Nothing. What's in the past is in the past.
If it were a part of my own life experience, I might hold a grudge. But it
isn't... so I don't.

People like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson latch onto issues like this to cover
their personal lack of achievement.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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