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Biden Apologizes to African Leaders for America's ‘Original Sin'
[Free Beacon] President Joe Biden apologized for the "unimaginable cruelty" of America's "original sin" of slavery during a White House summit with African leaders this week, where at least one leader mocked America amid China's increasing influence in the continent."We remember the stolen men and women and children were brought to our shores in chains," Biden said Wednesday after promising the continent $55 billion to fight climate change and increase trade. "My nation’s original sin was that period." Slavery is by not unique to America and has was practiced all over the globe throughout human history, including in Africa, where there are still an estimated 9.2 million people enslaved. The apology from Biden comes as Democrats appear increasingly open to the idea of paying reparations to the descendants of African slaves, though nobody has nailed down exactly how such a system would work. A California task force ordered by the state legislature to figure out a reparations rollout cannot agree on even simple details, such as how much money would need to be distributed and who would get it. Reparations advocates have also set their sights on the United Kingdom, where slavery was abolished in 1833. CNN commentator Don Lemon recently pressed a British guest on the issue, and was told that Africa was the beginning of the slave supply chain. Posted by: Besoeker 2022-12-16 |
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