Slavery 1840, Aboration 2006, Same Crime, Same Arguments, do you agree?
919642
I am constantly amazed at how those support abortion will try to turn the argument against those of us who find it appalling.  Someone who says the argument is "insulting" is striking out because they can't justify their position.  No one seems able to determine why is it that the pro-abortionist as so animate about their position.  Why is it so important to allow women to destroy life?
816986
not quite the same thing really....although i am in favour of eutahnasia which should be strictly controlled and not  used as an excuse to get rid of people that we feel as a society are no longer able to contribute to our society..i,,m not in favour of the death penalty..you only have to look at the tragic case of Timothy Evans who hanged after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and baby daughter..in the end it turned out to be Christie,,what would you do then? you cannot bring back an innocent man from the dead and if this doesn,t convince you then just look at al the miscarriages of justice there have been
998892
Although I'm not a black man and thus I suppose my opinion can't count here. I don't believe that the people of today are responsible for the sins of their fathers.\n\nIf anything, perhaps the KKK should be made to pay restitutions.
850820
It's not acceptable, and every African/Asian/Native/Latin/Arabic-American knows it. The notion that anyone else is responsible for what their grand-pappy did is asinine. Slavery is gone; it's not a personal problem for anybody. However, racism is not gone, and it is a real problem. HOWEVER, minorities perpetuate it just as much as they suffer from it.
602998
I hope that you are stuck with arguing in a debate class the losing side of something that is morally indefensable.  Here are some historical sites
489509
Since before recorded history.  There has been evidence of slavery found in the fossil record.
855847
I really don't get what you are saying...\n\nOh, you mean CONVICTED rapists murderers and child molesters...\n\nI don't disagree, necessarily,  with your premise, but it took me 10 minutes to track back through your questions to figure out  your point:  No equal treatment for convicted criminals.  \n\nThe really good questions stand alone.
623676
When you say why, I say why not?  If I truely believe in slavery, then I'd do it in a heart beat.  I'm sure there are things that you believe as true that others don't.  It was a culture thing.  You what I mean...Right?
1176639
This question was posted awhile back and I said No but now after such bitter answers from the two above,I will say yes!\nAfrican-Americans do deserved reparations regardless of the incompetence of others who say present or future inheritors and generations don't deserved. Racism still exist today. Blacks may not be in invisible shackles or chains of bondage but we are still bounded by whites in economically,classicism,and religion etc... I just pray that we don't splurge the money on materialistic things and be laughed at for our wastefulness. You must realized that the money will go back to the ones who ancestors that have enslaved our past generations. As for myself, if I was to receive this money, I would buy a piece of land nd build a house so that my son will have a place for him if something was to happen to me.
181448
because art it what gives us an identity it say what we think, how we feel, and what we like and dislike it also says that we are free . so this makes imposible  mixing freedoom and slavery  in the same tought. it would be like mixing fire and ice and expecting to keep then both like the same.
1127880
Heck NO...can you imagine 180 different cultures wanting different things. Like in\nMuslims countries it's common to put in JAIL anyone\nwho doesn't agree with their religion.\nMany African nations have crazy laws like this\nthat we coundn't agree to...and they out number us!\n\nJust think about what your asking a little bit
494736
The slave trade has been going on since before written history and continues to this very day.In days of old it was common practice to enslave a defeated enemy, in some civilizations you could even enslave someone for owing a debt. Civilization as we know it was built by slaves, ancient Eygpt, Persia, Geece, Rome, all built by slaves, at one point or another every group has been both the slave and the master. The african slave trade is by no means unique, slavery has been a fact of life in Africa since the beginning, slaves were always valued spoils of war among fighting tribes,Anyone that thinks the slave trade started because a boatload of europeans sailed down to Africa and started rounding up peaceful natives is sadly mistaken, at the time when european nations were getting involved in the slave trade there exsisted on the \nafrican continent a number of very large and powerful kingdoms, each with a large and powerful army, slaves were just one of a number of traded commodities, it should be noted that at the time when europeans were trading for slaves to sell in the americas, arab and african pirates were raiding european coastal villages for white slaves to sell in northern africa. There is no innocent guilt-free party here, everyone has blood on there hands. The slave trade in Africa continues to this day, why doesn't anyone talk about that? Slavery in america is a disgrace this country has to deal with, as are the segregation years that followed. This is still a fresh wound for america, slavery exsisted for three hundred years before the civil war and it's only been fifty years since the civil rights movement, we still have a long way to go, but giving away money doesn't solve anything, if you want to throw money at the problem throw it at education, health care, job training, things that actually do some good.I am not responsible for the sins of my forefathers, I cannot affect the past, only the future,personally, I think we need to spend more energy working on tomorrow than crying about yesterday.
863919
You are in a time warp. Slavery ended nearly 60 years ago. You are sure you haven't woken up from deep sleep like Rip Van Winkle or better still Kumbhkaran ? We are a free democratic country with duly elected government by people now in the year 2006..Wake up buddy !
210170
If there are any black people who actually suffered under slavery still out there and alive, yes. That would be fair. As for blacks alive today, no. They suffer no hardships due to slavery that ended over a century ago. and never forget, it wasn't a brave and Nobel "slave revolt" that ended slavery, it was thousands of White men who died to enforce the emancipation proclamation. America already paid the price, in blood.
505446
Don't get excited by a new word.\n\nWhat caused the crime?\n Environment?\n Mental impairment?\n Motivations of revenge?\n Passion? (blinded by love or infatuations)\n Learned behavior?\n\nThe list goes on and on. The arguments can be appreciated by both sides in the interest of justice and corrections.
671189
No, it is the same.  The only time, it is different if there is a relationship between them.  The defendant is treated harder if they are related or live together.  This would also apply to men on men, women on men, men on women violence.
1015561
I find, as both a member of the ACLU and a Christian, that they are perfectly compatible.  Quite frankly, the only people it is not compatible with are the highly conservative "Christian" extremists, a la Falwell and Robertson.  Quite frankly, they merely use Christianity as an excuse for bigotry and hatred.  Ironically enough, historically, those people who you and I would really identify as acting in a Christian manner are those on the forefront of the progressive movement today.  For instance, the Christians who were anti-slavery in the 1850's, or those working for desegregation in the 1950's.  The fundamentalists were on the opposite sides back then.  If Robertson was alive in the 1850's I have no doubt whatsoever that he would be pro-slave. After all, there is much more biblical teaching that is pro-slavery than there is anti-gay.