Apologies, Freedom, and Reality

Today the senate passed a bill apologizing for slavery. They did the same thing last year which explains why it sounds so familiar. Two instant reactions came out: it was not enough, and it was pointless. I am on the side of pointless because they did this last year. Those who say it is not enough often have said reparations are necessary.

The people of America were oppressed by the British. The Revolution gave independance and freedom to the whites. They did not demand the British also pay money in return. The only payment was freedom. The blacks had their freedom granted in the civil war when whites and blacks fought together for the freedom of the blacks. This is not to say that racism is not an issue, but slavery, as a practice of the U.S. government, has ended.

Native Americans have their own governments and laws because this is their homeland. For the rest of us our freedom are our reparation. Whites homeland is in Europe and blacks in Africa. We do not need money, we need freedom. Why is it that some african-American's can not accept an apology given in words and instead request it be given in money? Freedom is the only repayment for a moral injustice by society against any group.