Fan Forum - View Single Post - House apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow injustices

ceilirose · 07-30-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by vc318 (View Post)

Yes, I understand an apology but when you start apologizing, people want more or just don't believe you. Cellirose, I'm really sure the people of New Orleans are still pretty annoyed at Bush for not doing a darn thing to help them after the hurricane. It would be a slap in the face for him to come now and offer up an apology. I'm sure the people have moved on and have formed their own opinion of him and his actions that day. I think an apology would've mattered back then when slavery and the Jim Crow laws were enacted then but now it's just a little too late. I can't speak for all Black people but they probably aren't suffering today for the pain their descendants went through if it even burdens their mind, really. It's part of history and it's a lesson learn - that should be better than any apology, in my opinion.

Sarcasm was my intent on the New Orleans comment. I know Bush still doesn't think he did anything wrong. But maybe someday he can or the Government can make an admission of neglect. I don't think that it would be such a big thing or that bad either.

However Congress apologizes all the time and salutes various people/entities all the time. It's symbolic as I've said before and I take it at that.

I've lived in Hawaii for over 20 years all told. Trust me the Government screwed people here big time. For a long time their language and culture was hidden and people were made to be ashamed for it. Land was taken away from the people who were born and raised on it. The Government apologized for it - as they should have.