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Originally Posted by HankMoody
What about every other maligned group? Muslims should get reparations for the last 10 years of fear-mongering. Don't forget about Executive Order 9066. Chinese Exclusion Act. But you don't really care.
Originally Posted by Nikekidwonder
Smh
When are blacks going to stop feeling sorry for themselves ?
Am black btw
Originally Posted by notoriousmro
No one should get anything if you cant even spell "reparations" correctly.
Did you honestly read my post? I didnt ask for the government to give money directly to people, I am asking for an investment into black community in form of REAL programs that could help the community.Originally Posted by thegoat121886
It seems like a difficult idea to put into practice.
For example, California was always a free state. Should white California have to pay the same level of reparations as slave states, such as Texas and South Carolina? What about New York, where at one time it was legal to have slaves, but was a free state by the time of the Civil War?
What about immigrants? Should recent immigrants from Ethiopia or Somalia get reparations merely because of their skin color? Should recent immigrants from Poland or the Czech Republic have to pay reparations merely because they are white?
How about white Southerners who were too poor to own slaves? Should they pay the same reparations as wealthy Southerners who owned hundreds of slaves?
Or how about family growth since the Civil War? If one slave from 1865 has 1000 living descendants and another slave only has 50 living descendants, are the members of the family of 1000 people entitled to the same dollar value as the family of 50 even though both are getting reparations for a single ancestor's labor?
Because of the sheer number of individuals who would directly receive reparations, and for the sake of social responsibility, the best kind of repayment for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade would be a massive overhaul of community infrastructure at every level...education, housing and social programs geared specifically towards Blacks and perhaps anyone else lower than average on the social totem pole. Leveling the playing field and eliminating the poverty trap would do wonders to those communities. The biggest obstacle is just the practicality.
Pick and chose? Please tell me how you can compare what went on with Muslims in the US post 9/11 to what occurred in the US for the last century? What Muslims leaders were assassinated in the US?Originally Posted by HankMoody
Pick and choose, my man. Pick and choose
Nice tweets btw. "About to post a powerful thread"
every word. my post still stands. it would be nearly impossible to implement some sort of social program or programs that truly invest in the black community to offset the damage done to previous generations.Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318
Did you honestly read my post? I didnt ask for the government to give money directly to people, I am asking for an investment into black community in form of REAL programs that could help the community.Originally Posted by thegoat121886
It seems like a difficult idea to put into practice.
For example, California was always a free state. Should white California have to pay the same level of reparations as slave states, such as Texas and South Carolina? What about New York, where at one time it was legal to have slaves, but was a free state by the time of the Civil War?
What about immigrants? Should recent immigrants from Ethiopia or Somalia get reparations merely because of their skin color? Should recent immigrants from Poland or the Czech Republic have to pay reparations merely because they are white?
How about white Southerners who were too poor to own slaves? Should they pay the same reparations as wealthy Southerners who owned hundreds of slaves?
Or how about family growth since the Civil War? If one slave from 1865 has 1000 living descendants and another slave only has 50 living descendants, are the members of the family of 1000 people entitled to the same dollar value as the family of 50 even though both are getting reparations for a single ancestor's labor?
Because of the sheer number of individuals who would directly receive reparations, and for the sake of social responsibility, the best kind of repayment for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade would be a massive overhaul of community infrastructure at every level...education, housing and social programs geared specifically towards Blacks and perhaps anyone else lower than average on the social totem pole. Leveling the playing field and eliminating the poverty trap would do wonders to those communities. The biggest obstacle is just the practicality.
Originally Posted by JD214
Originally Posted by a55a5in11
i can't figure out if i should stoneface this or burst out laughing
Each living member of internment for the Japanese got 15 or 20 racks, I believe, when Clinton was president. Needless to say, that doesn't nearly account for the losses they suffered, especially when adjusted by inflation...but yeah they got a lil sum'n. And as for the homosexuals...I'm not sure what or how you could compensate for them?Originally Posted by whyhellothere
what about the native americans? the japanese? the homosexuals?
Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318
Pick and chose? Please tell me how you can compare what went on with Muslims in the US post 9/11 to what occurred in the US for the last century? What Muslims leaders were assassinated in the US?Originally Posted by HankMoody
Pick and choose, my man. Pick and choose
Nice tweets btw. "About to post a powerful thread"
Originally Posted by 4one5
Just curious. Are you doing anything regarding this outside of NT?
Impossible? Maybe but something is more than nothing. The black community is in shambles, the issues are way to big for blacks internally to solve the issues. Look at what the Panthers were able to accomplish with their survival programs, the US government has more than that power to accomplish something along those lines.Originally Posted by thegoat121886
every word. my post still stands. it would be nearly impossible to implement some sort of social program or programs that truly invest in the black community to offset the damage done to previous generations.Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318
Did you honestly read my post? I didnt ask for the government to give money directly to people, I am asking for an investment into black community in form of REAL programs that could help the community.Originally Posted by thegoat121886
It seems like a difficult idea to put into practice.
For example, California was always a free state. Should white California have to pay the same level of reparations as slave states, such as Texas and South Carolina? What about New York, where at one time it was legal to have slaves, but was a free state by the time of the Civil War?
What about immigrants? Should recent immigrants from Ethiopia or Somalia get reparations merely because of their skin color? Should recent immigrants from Poland or the Czech Republic have to pay reparations merely because they are white?
How about white Southerners who were too poor to own slaves? Should they pay the same reparations as wealthy Southerners who owned hundreds of slaves?
Or how about family growth since the Civil War? If one slave from 1865 has 1000 living descendants and another slave only has 50 living descendants, are the members of the family of 1000 people entitled to the same dollar value as the family of 50 even though both are getting reparations for a single ancestor's labor?
Because of the sheer number of individuals who would directly receive reparations, and for the sake of social responsibility, the best kind of repayment for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade would be a massive overhaul of community infrastructure at every level...education, housing and social programs geared specifically towards Blacks and perhaps anyone else lower than average on the social totem pole. Leveling the playing field and eliminating the poverty trap would do wonders to those communities. The biggest obstacle is just the practicality.
Originally Posted by HankMoody
Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318
Pick and chose? Please tell me how you can compare what went on with Muslims in the US post 9/11 to what occurred in the US for the last century? What Muslims leaders were assassinated in the US?Originally Posted by HankMoody
Pick and choose, my man. Pick and choose
Nice tweets btw. "About to post a powerful thread"
Where did I say equal amounts? I said they deserve some too. Oh and it's choose, son. You can't even copy right.
Originally Posted by kdawg
I'm a bit lost on why JFK is on that list?