Discussion: Charleston City Council Passes Slavery Apology Resolution

Waring also accused a member of Tecklenburg’s executive staff of
pressuring white council members to vote for the resolution or risk
being labeled racists.

I really don’t see a problem with that. No I don’t. Yes, one of my first traceable ancestors in the US was from Charleston.

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Surely the SC state legislature has already drafted a bill to prevent cities from these sorts of humane resolutions.

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Too bad this positive msg is lost in the negative stuff floating around today. But kudos to them.

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I think this is great. I do believe the US should officially apologize for slavery and provide reparations. I think the only way to move beyond white nationalism is to declare it discredited. That’s how Germany and Japan moved beyond fascism.

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At least to the extent they did. Also through denazification, where adherents of the party were banned from public office. Wonder what the equivalent would be here.

Another idea would be a truth and reconciliation commission, but you’d have to have serious consequences for shading the truth.

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More of this, please.