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Skriven 2005-06-04 14:18:58 av Alan Hess
     Kommentar till en text av Sean Dennis
Ärende: Wachovia BankWachovia Bank Predecessors Owned Slaves
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Whilst masticating on <Jun 03 05>, Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
wrote to John Massey:

JM>> Wachovia Bank Predecessors Owned Slaves

SD> Now watch the blacks start suing for reparation (sp) like they 
SD> did with CSX (I believe that's who was one of the last victims I 
SD> can remember).  Paying for their father's sins.  Isn't it against 
SD> the rules somewhere in the Bible that people like to thump around?

Every group can likely look back in history to a time when it was mistreated by
another group.  If that time is recent (i.e. some of those directly affected
still live), the mistreating group should be held responsible, fiscally and
otherwise.  If all of those mistreated, and even their children, are long dead,
there is no fiscal responsibiliity.  

Wachovia did what they thought was required with this acknowledgement, but that
should be the end of it.  Obviously, blacks are free to decide not to bank or
do business with Wachovia following this admission, but there should be no
legal penalties or forced reparations for the actions of the bank's historical
predecessors.

SD> It's really sad.  My predecessors owned slaves, but you don't see 
SD> me shelling out money.

Ssshhhh!  You may be next!   :)

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