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...stay they did. The Europeans, in particular, stuck around to see if they could salvage something on the Middle East and forge a compromise with those African delegations seeking some compensation for the Atlantic slave trade. On the latter, in the end, the Europeans offered a sort of apology for slavery but one that fell short of opening themselves to legal liability for its consequences. The compromise reeked of hypocrisy: the Europeans adopted language they knew was costless, while the Africans wilfully ignored the continuation of slavery on their continent to the present day. The debate--which deserves...
...Backers of the recent rulings say the courts are ushering in a laudable "post-affirmative action" era--when people will be judged as individuals, not as members of groups. But opponents argue--as did many reparations advocates at the U.N. racism conference in South Africa last week--that the slave trade's effects have not yet been erased, and it is far too soon to consider dismantling programs designed to increase minorities' access to higher education...
...music Britney cavorted to, her new single "I'm a Slave 4 U," was also a major disappointment. It sounded like it was written by Prince's seventh cousin, like something you'd hear in the background of a bad Swedish porno film, only since the words were in English there was no hiding how insipid the lyrics were. The stage was filled with feline dancers, giving the appearance that Britney was trying to stage "Cats" off-Broadway. Memo to Britney: "Cats" is closed. At least try to re-stage, like, "The Producers" or something...
There are some lessons in this for us. These episodes remind us that universities are often the product and beneficiary of the great interests (in this case what used to be called the “slave power”). As a result, they are often more likely to justify than to condemn those interests. Professor McWhorter is just another in a long line of teachers, stretching back to the leading pro-slavery authors of the 1800s, who believe with Alexander Pope that “whatever is, is right.” He may honestly, if mistakenly, believe that...
...while it's the breakdown over the Middle East that has captured the headlines, the conference may be equally imperiled by the dispute over whether and how Western nations ought to take responsibility for the pain inflicted by the Atlantic slave trade. Reparations are anathema to the countries implicated in the slave trade, and that has prompted the Europeans and the U.S. to steer clear even of a formal apology for fear this would open the way to legal action for compensation. Still, some U.S. civil rights groups are pushing for the conference to address the reparations issue, and some...