I’m surprised not to see more mention of Americans’ perception of our roles in both situations as possible reasons for memorializing the Jewish holocaust while glossing over racial slavery. In the former, we get to paint ourselves as heroes – other bad people created this horrible problem, and we (the good guys) fixed it! In the latter? Not so much.

I find it very ridiculous whenever I hear whites whose ancestors just arrived here, especially during the early 1900’s and even much later, making comments about reparations. You should not be part of the conversation because like Johnny Come lately you have just arrived to these shores when the nation-state was already formed.

Many of you have failed to understand that it is due to the sweat, tears and agony of black folks who have toiled and help build this free nation that you could come here in the first place.

Reparations? John,where were your people during the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War?
Many Black American soldiers fought during those wars to help forge and liberate this nation and help bring it to the very ideals as what it proclaims to stand for today. And there is still lots of work to be done, because justice and equality are not permanent stations. They require hard work and complete commitment by everyone.

Saludos.

I love how Ana wrote:
I frankly hate whenever folks compare historical atrocities and then try to conclude that one was worst. The holocaust, slavery, the genocide against indigenous people, and any type of injustice throughout this planet are all wrong. They should never take place. Period.

The question for me is, how can we take the passion that is forged through this topic and direct it toward ensuring that events like those we are so angry about cease to happen?