The article, "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Blacks is a Bad Idea for Blacks - and Racist Too," written by David Horowitz, states why reparations for blacks is a bad idea. The reparation's claim is based on racism not injury. David Horowitz informs his readers that giving blacks, or African-Americans, reparation for their ancestor's slavery is not a good idea. The term reparation is defined as: "implies giving compensation to satisfy one who has suffered injury" (New Collegiate Dictionary, 1997). The article, "Black reparations and conservatives, part 1", written by John N. Doggett, states the reasons why most African-Americans reject the Republicans party is because the Republican party does not support compensation to the African-American community for the injuries they suffered as slaves. John Doggett informs us that African-Americans should be compensated for their ancestor's slavery and injuries.
David Horowitz's describes his objections or reasons for rejection reparation: 1) "There is no single group clearly responsible for the crime of slavery." 2) "There is no one group that benefited exclusively from its fruits." 3) "Only a tiny minority of White Americans ever owned slaves, and others gave their lives to free them." 4) Most Americans don't have any connection to slavery because today we are a multi-ethnic nation. 5) Racism is used as a claim for reparations, but the historical slave trade has nothing to do with current society. 6) The basis for the reparation's argument is that all African-Americans suffered from the economic consequences of slavery and discrimination. 7) The reparation movement is targeting African-Americans as a victimized race; special treatment separates the African-American community from society as a whole. 8) Reparations to African-Americans have been already paid through jobs and welfare assistance. 9) What about the debts African-American ancestors owe to individuals who have worked with blacks to defeat slavery and inequality among all races in the United States? 10) The reparation claim is a design that separates African-Americans from the American community and denies them social equality within the system.
