do you think blacks have rights?
958995
I cannot be responsible for my ancestors' decisions. I can, however, be responsible for myself and make sure that I don't make the same mistakes. Of course, blacks have rights, but they don't have any more right to monetary compensation than the Jewish or Irish who suffered racism in a different context. Slavery is wrong. Period. Sadly, slavery is as old as history itself, but that should only mean that we should always fight against it.
921570
Nice!  Of course we all deserve the same rights.  I like your question.  Brain bender.
890239
Yes i do Don. Why should illegal aliens HAVE more rights than someone who was born and raised here. Yes this may be the land of the free, along with saying what you want, with out being  pentalized. But Americans need to take a stand, and STOP these illegals from coming in and taking over.
1116365
Right is right. 'Rights' are inalienable. 'Wrongs' need to be righted.\n\n'Rights' are not priviledges. They are not earned.\n\nBut, I aggree that freedom isn't free.
118779
I am white, male, and yes, I accept Black History month as a time to reflect on our freedoms we ALL have thanks to brave men and women AND children. Because let us remember Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy and Robert Kennedy all were assasinated in the same decade of the 60's-different races-but all three supported Civil Rights!!! So BHM is for all of us to remember...freedom to speak your mind is a GOD GIVEN RIGHT-and HE is "colorblind"--thank you and peace,love and honor to you...
501003
WHY? JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK SO, DO OTHER PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS TOO OR JUST YOU? IF PEOPLE SPENT MORE TIME WORRYING ABOUT THEIR SELF'S AND LESS TIME WORRYING ABOUT OTHERS THIS WORD WOULD BE SO MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE.......
810059
Rights of the people.
780636
The best thing they could ever do if to open their eyes to the lies history told.\n\n"So we are within our rights and with justice-- with justification when we express doubt concerning the ability of the white man to solve our problem and also when we express doubt concerning his integrity, concerning his sincerity, because you will have to confess that the problem has been around here for a long time and whites have been saying the same thing about it for the past 100 years and it's no nearer a solution today than it was a hundred years ago."  Malcolm X\n\nSee what happen to those you trust in, "African Americans" wasn't slaves for 400 years. They were oppress for 400 years. Which proves you do not have to be a slave to be oppress. You will hear many argue they never own a slave nor have their fathers. That's misleading because over 95% of the oppression blacks face were not from slave owners or any member of the KKK. It was by a racist society, the Justice system, policeman, and the government and the reason these people are in power is because blacks couldn't vote. Like Saddam Iraqis couldn't vote which keep him in a position of power even beyond the people he represented because they could not vote. Which cause him to cause such cruelty to others.\n\nSo the biggest rise for black is not trusting in "the man". \n\n"You must also have all your white servants and overseers distrust all blacks but it is necessary that your slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect and trust only us."\n\nThat prove what the Bible stated over 2000 years ago. "how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?"
1146190
I TOTALLY agree! A few Christmases ago, the Black merchants in a local mall had signs in their windows like "owned by African Americans." If the whites had put signs in THEIR windows that said "owned by Whites," there would have been protests. Why is it that people don't think that Blacks can be racists, too? Why do people think that the pendulum has to swing to the opposite side before we can be equal? Seems to me it just divides and creates tension.
1026628
Special rights? Giving gays the right to marry is a "special right?" Gays are forbidden to participate in marriage, so if anyone has a special right, its straights. \n\nAs things stand now, we can be forbidden to see our loved one in the hospital. We can lose our partners estate when our loved one dies, even if there is a will. We are denied the right to marry and adopt. I could go on all day. \n\nAnd lets dispense with the notion that rights for racial minorities and rights for gays and lesbians are different. Blacks and other racial minorities have many more rights then gays. So if there is anything different between gay rights and racial rights, its that gays have it MUCH WORSE then anyone else when it comes to equality.
758294
no,slavery is.then again we are all responsible for our own actions and the way we treat people.so i do treay people w/ the same respect that i would like to be treated with. happy holidays.p.s. people were angry with our court system when it comes to the verdict.not the african american race.
45087
People want their rights.
1092767
Very, but it can't happen because we whites abolished slavery.  No black alive in America today ever was a slave, and no white alive in America today ever owned one.  I don't see how the blacks alive today have any standing at all regarding slavery 140 years ago.\n\nAnd take a look at Africa, and consider our immigration picture.  Do you think blacks in America today would rather their family had stayed in Africa, where slavery continued much longer than here?  Granted what happened to their ancestors was terrible, for those alive today, are they worse off than if their families had remained?
798513
they have a lot more rights than they should
667368
I don't know, but I do know that black don't like what they are doing. They think because they break the law that they should get Superior legal status. Because they went thru the trouble of coming here. That freedom was earn here and a great price was paid for the opportunity that Americans have. Everyone want to come here to benefit from someone else misfortune. They need to do that somewhere esle.
337797
Of course. People seem to think that americans somehow have more rights than people from other countries. Why? Because we were lucky enough to be born in the richest country in the world? Our instrinsic value is the same no matter what country we're from or race we are. "American" rights are rights that our founding fathers believed that ALL humans deserved.
389324
I think children should have the right to choose. I am biracial as well and I used to get very upset about having to choose, because I felt like no matter which box I checked, I would be ignoring one half of me! I always vowed that when I grew older, I would do something that would grant me the power to change these things. Even though I may be kinda off that track now, I do greatly appreciate the "check all that apply" boxes. \n\nIn general however, when it says to only check one box, I do check black or African American. Why? Because I feel like that side of me is historically known to be more accepting - "black" is so diverse. If you check a box that says white but you don't look it, someone is bound to say something hurtful. That's just how I see it. Just to make the point, I LOVE BOTH SIDES!!