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July 1, 2015

I will pay a half-million dollars to each of my slaves, and free them immediately.

I am not sure how many I have, but will try to give you an estimate in even dozens.

Further, I believe that all blacks are entitled to a similar amount for every year in which they were slaves. However, I think you owe us royalties for the use of our civilization, which can be regarded as a sort of software. There should be a licensing fee. After all, every time you use a computer, or a door knob, you are using something invented by us. Every time you sharpen a pencil, or use one, or read or write, you infringe our copyright, so to speak. We have spent millennia coming up with things–literacy, soap, counting–and it is only fair that we receive recompense. - - Fred Reed

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 1, 2015 9:08 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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I'll consider Zydeco, Blues, and Soul as sufficient payment for the trappings of civilization.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2015 9:38 AM

Chris:

Not even close.

Posted by: leelu [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2015 2:20 PM

Fred is at www.fredoneverything.net

Posted by: StephenB [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2015 4:44 PM

My mistake, he's there now, but will be moving to www.fredoneverything.org soon. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Posted by: StephenB [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 1, 2015 4:46 PM

StepheB Ego te absolvo. ;-)

Posted by: leelu [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 2, 2015 6:29 AM

The Blacks owe us royalties, uh? How do you think they can pay them? Maybe by working them off, like indentured servants.

Or, they'll gladly pay us Tuesday for a hamburger today.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 3, 2015 8:39 PM

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