Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations

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Anonymous wrote:Given today’s political climate, I think it’s hilarious that we are even having this discussion. We are lucky our democracy stays intact. Read.the.room. We are so far from reparations.

The fact that America has never bothered to fix the wrongs done to black Americans is exactly why we are here. This country is just doing to other people what it has always done to Black people (and yes Natives). White American refusal to see how these things are related are exactly why we are here.

That's your perspective. Many would say that giving blacks preference for jobs, college admissions, government grants and contracts, and housing programs, over the course of many decades, was fixing the wrongs, and many blacks have succeeded because of all of those opportunities. But yes, we understand that the "fix" you now want for those that didn't take advantage of all of those opportunities is big, fat reparations checks.

50 years - at most - of preferences for black Americans does not undo the legacy of slavery + Jim Crow, which goes back hundreds of years.

But anyway, what are these "preferences" that the poster is talking about that cancel out any discussion of reparations? Also, reparations are not part of a zero-sum game, reparations are not taking anything from anyone.

Random question. How will recent African immigrants feel about African Americans getting reparations and they don't? African immigrants also face systemic racism in the US, but are not descendants of the enslaved.

Who cares how they feel. They are racist towards black Americans too.

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Anonymous wrote:He’s definitely trying to appeal to the conservative side in preparation for his future presidential campaign

I wouldn’t even that far. Reparations is such a political loser that it just demonstrates that the man has a pulse. I commend him for being alive and breathing in 2025.

+1. Many black people find the idea of reparations to be repulsive and offensive. It's a fringe idea. Pretty much no reasonably intelligent person thinks it's a good idea.

Exactly.

No they don't. The are not repulsed or offended by reparations, they just know that it's not going to happen and it's a distraction.

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Anonymous wrote:Given today’s political climate, I think it’s hilarious that we are even having this discussion. We are lucky our democracy stays intact. Read.the.room. We are so far from reparations.

The fact that America has never bothered to fix the wrongs done to black Americans is exactly why we are here. This country is just doing to other people what it has always done to Black people (and yes Natives). White American refusal to see how these things are related are exactly why we are here.

That's your perspective. Many would say that giving blacks preference for jobs, college admissions, government grants and contracts, and housing programs, over the course of many decades, was fixing the wrongs, and many blacks have succeeded because of all of those opportunities. But yes, we understand that the "fix" you now want for those that didn't take advantage of all of those opportunities is big, fat reparations checks.

DP: Honestly, I’d be happier with genuine community investment (We got “separate “ but never “equal “) and genuine acknowledgment of the history of the US — starting with elementary school texts. I don’t see either of those things happening, particularly with the current predilection for white washing history and banning access to books.

You have no idea about the teaching of U.S. history in this country - that is apparent. It is nonstop injustice starting with the "Three Worlds Meet" unit until the Contemporary era, with focuses on expanding the definition of "We the People" and expanding civil rights.

It's clear that either PP doesn't have kids or doesn't live around here.

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Anonymous wrote:Given today’s political climate, I think it’s hilarious that we are even having this discussion. We are lucky our democracy stays intact. Read.the.room. We are so far from reparations.

The fact that America has never bothered to fix the wrongs done to black Americans is exactly why we are here. This country is just doing to other people what it has always done to Black people (and yes Natives). White American refusal to see how these things are related are exactly why we are here.

That's your perspective. Many would say that giving blacks preference for jobs, college admissions, government grants and contracts, and housing programs, over the course of many decades, was fixing the wrongs, and many blacks have succeeded because of all of those opportunities. But yes, we understand that the "fix" you now want for those that didn't take advantage of all of those opportunities is big, fat reparations checks.

50 years - at most - of preferences for black Americans does not undo the legacy of slavery + Jim Crow, which goes back hundreds of years.

But anyway, what are these "preferences" that the poster is talking about that cancel out any discussion of reparations? Also, reparations are not part of a zero-sum game, reparations are not taking anything from anyone.

Random question. How will recent African immigrants feel about African Americans getting reparations and they don't? African immigrants also face systemic racism in the US, but are not descendants of the enslaved.

Who cares how they feel. They are racist towards black Americans too.

So now only African blacks can be racist, never African Americans can be racist.
How convenient!

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Anonymous wrote:Given today’s political climate, I think it’s hilarious that we are even having this discussion. We are lucky our democracy stays intact. Read.the.room. We are so far from reparations.

The fact that America has never bothered to fix the wrongs done to black Americans is exactly why we are here. This country is just doing to other people what it has always done to Black people (and yes Natives). White American refusal to see how these things are related are exactly why we are here.

That's your perspective. Many would say that giving blacks preference for jobs, college admissions, government grants and contracts, and housing programs, over the course of many decades, was fixing the wrongs, and many blacks have succeeded because of all of those opportunities. But yes, we understand that the "fix" you now want for those that didn't take advantage of all of those opportunities is big, fat reparations checks.

50 years - at most - of preferences for black Americans does not undo the legacy of slavery + Jim Crow, which goes back hundreds of years.

But anyway, what are these "preferences" that the poster is talking about that cancel out any discussion of reparations? Also, reparations are not part of a zero-sum game, reparations are not taking anything from anyone.

Random question. How will recent African immigrants feel about African Americans getting reparations and they don't? African immigrants also face systemic racism in the US, but are not descendants of the enslaved.

Who cares how they feel. They are racist towards black Americans too.

So now only African blacks can be racist, never African Americans can be racist.
How convenient!

You mentioned African immigrants so I responded regarding African immigrants. What do you want? When I was in law school, the MOST racist people towards us (black people) were the African immigrants who thought they were so much better. It was like dude, when you walk down the street, you are blacker than me.