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[–]just_lesbian_things 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There's no shortage of evidence, scientists, etc. that have testified

The vast, vast majority of "evidence, scientists, etc" have agreed on the history of the gas chambers. You're never going to get 100% consensus on anything.

You should know that "indentured servitude" is a fancy term for slavery. There was no shortage of white slaves in North America for centuries - from the Puritans all the way up to the Irish. This is another inconvenient truth that's hard for propagandized folks to swallow.

No it isn't hard for me to swallow. White indentured servants were given the option of earning their freedom through work. The majority of them were not dehumanized and treated as chattel the way black slaves were. Moreover, if this matter is so close to your heart, why don't you go find the descendants of white slaves and try to get them their reparations from the descendants of their white masters? If you think it's so unfair, go right the wrong that was white indentured servitude, don't use it as an excuse for the mistreatment of another demographic.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The vast, vast majority of agreeable scientists have not actually researched it and they depend upon the academia and corporate funding for their further employment. Going against the grain is NOT in their interests.

" You're never going to get 100% consensus on anything. "

And a majority thinking they're right doesn't make it correct. That's argument is used with the Climate Change Scam. Science is never settled and pretending it is blind faith scientism dogma.

" White indentured servants were given the option of earning their freedom through work. "

LOL. That's no option, especially when their "boss" has the liberty to change the terms.

" if this matter is so close to your heart... "

I don't care about reparations for history's atrocities. I care about truth-seeking and making a progressive difference that is fair for the future. Reparations won't solve the most fundamental critical problems. Illuminating those problems and the lies that surround them that prop them up is more important, IMO. The entire establishment is rigged as fuck and NOTHING will be fair until the corruptions are routed out.

I don't want to give more power to one group or another. I want an even and fair playing field for everyone.