| I don't think an apology is out of place, per se. Yeah, slavery is long gone, as are Jim Crow laws, but we still live in a world where they have rammifications. Look at the debates sparked by the N word. Look at the debates over affirmative action. Look at the facts of our society where the inmate population ratio is demonstrably higher when it comes to black men.
I'm not saying an apology changes anything. And I'm not saying we should even consider financial reparation (both because it would be the final nail on the coffin of this economy and also because times have changed enough since then).
But I do think those laws still have a trickle down effect to this day and I don't think there's any wrong in acknowledging that.
For myself, though, I'd rather they focus on their commitment to avoiding human-rights abuses. Because that's one thing they could do something about right now. __________________  Sunny
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." avie by Jessie |