It's (finally) time for reparations. It's time for the US to pay its debt.
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Anonymous
How about the residual harm that black people experience today? |
Anonymous
Residual is a subset of current. And gets no privileges over any harm that is not considered "residual." |
Anonymous
I called that PP a racist for denying that white people are “privileged”. Also, that PP was generally nasty and not interested in actually discussing the topic. Do you think white people have more “privilege” than black people in the US? Or, put another way, do you think that black people experience systemic racism in the US today? If I understand correctly, you generally support my list of reparations with the exception of wanting to include other underprivileged people and also no language about it being for “historical” crimes? |
Anonymous
But still a “yes” on residual harm as it exists today? |
Anonymous
I'm not the poster that supports any kind of reparations. I think it is a dumb idea that would be logistically impossible and would do nothing to advance the cause of POC. I also don't believe in white privilege. And, to call someone "racist" for not buying into this BS is absurd. Some white people are privileged. But, just to blow your mind.... some black people are privileged too. Ask the people who live in the shacks in Appalachia if they are "privileged." Or, the people who live in the back woods of rural areas all over this country. I also don't think there is systemic racism. There are pockets around our country where racism exists, and there are individuals who are racist. I would include POC in that bucket as well. But, "systemic racism" is a trope being trotted out now by the Dems, yet again during an election year, to fire up POC. Funny how that happens. Every 4 years. Like clockwork. |
Anonymous
Yes. |
Anonymous
Personally, I would rather that we stop subsidizing the Southern states, as we have been for decades. |
Anonymous
Regardless of the merits for reparations, the likelihood that we will spend the foregoing sums solely to benefit 12% of the US population does not seem realistic. What is far more realistic is a serious of programs that benefit those, of all races, who are in the bottom 20% of our economic ladder. |
Anonymous
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I’m black, a descendant of slaves, and I have no desire to receive reparations. To me, reparations are an easy way for white people to absolve their feelings of guilt. It also threatens to maintain the status quo.
I don’t want money thrown at me. I want systemic change. I want to work with peoples of all colors to improve our institutions of government and our public policies, and eradicate that which sustains racism. I want a future in which my kids and grandkids are respected as human beings. I want them judged by their intelligence, empathy, and work ethic - not by the color of their skin. Money doesn’t buy that. |
Anonymous
What about opportunity gaps? e.g., predominantly-black K-12 school districts spend $25B less than similarly-sized, predominantly-white districts. What about the wealth gap? |
Anonymous
Yes, there are poor white people and there are rich black people. We aren’t talking about individuals. The median white family has 86x the assets as the median black family. Predominantly-black K-12 school districts spend $25B less than similarly-sized, predominantly-white districts. The average white kids and the average black kids don’t have the same opportunities. That is the “privilege”. |
Anonymous
DP here. I wonder how these markers would look if we compared rural Appalachian whites with average blacks. |
Anonymous
Blahblahblah. In our city, black-majority schools receive tons more money than the rest. And still underperform, by far. The only "privilege" is having two responsible adults at home, and that's available to people of any skin color. |
Anonymous
Nope. The median single-parent white family has more than twice the wealth of the median black or Latino family with two parents. Having the “ideal” family type does not enable black households to substantially reduce the racial gap in wealth. Single motherhood is a reflection of inequality, not the cause. https://socialequity.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/what-we-get-wrong.pdf |
Anonymous
Agreed. |