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In my opinion you are trying some one-love acrobatics there. We all know that humanity originated in Africa, specifically in Ethiopia. Does that mean however that every human person is in some way ENTITLED to either government sanctioned, or public assisted, paid for assistance to return there? Does that mean that others should then contribute to them being allowed to do so? That we end up in a situation where blacks would be contributing to repatriation movements that will see whites benefiting and accessing their funds to return to Ethiopia? That is insane to me.
Repatriation is more than that dictionary definition you have selected. It is not simply a word; it is a movement that arose in a particular historical context, which I am sure you know quite well. For whites to use this idea of repatriation for their own ends to legitimize some entitlement they may feel they have to go to Africa with the assistance of others is plain wrong. No one removed them forcibly from their homes and that is the cornerstone of the repatriation movement. Repatriation as a movement and as a concept is for African people to be restored to their ancestral homes from which they were forcibly removed. If whites want to explore that sentiment emotionally and migrate to Africa of their own accord, WITH THEIR OWN FUNDS they can do that if they wish. But I cannot support whites claiming some illegitimate right in the repatriation movement.
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