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Regardless of the merits, reparations is political suicide for African Americans.  Few will support a program that benefits only 12% of Americans.   And even if such a program passed, African Americans will be resented thereafter by a large segment of the population.  For better, we are now a country of people from all over the world, most of whom had nothing to do with the evils of slavery.  By pursuing reparations, African Americans separate themselves from other immigrants, whether legal or not, and from other segments of our working class and those disadvantaged.  I do not see how that benefits African Americans on a range of other issues. The preferred approach is to adopt programs that benefit all segments of the working class, which presumably will disproportionally African Americans.

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If we do reparations, we'll have less money and less political support for programs that actually matter for dismantling systemic racism. Like better public schools in poor areas, universal healthcare, subsidized college education. [/quote]

I just don’t understand why all these folks are getting negative about reparations? The time has come for reparations, and we are finally in a position where we will elect a president who will follow through on this previously broken promise. Why pump the brakes when we have the momentum? We are on the correct side of history, so let’s act like we are[/quote]Biden said he would study reparations, that's all.  He's a good guy, but he won't stick his neck out that far for you.  You haven't even convinced a majority of Democrats to support this.  [/quote]

So, more of the same? A major movement will come to a stop because white Democrats are too fragile to put their money where their mouth is? I’m not surprised[/quote]

It was never a major movement. Only half of blacks support it, and only 20% of whites. It's not fragility to avoid something this unpopular, it's smart.[/quote]

Smart for who?

White Democrats, thanks for letting the world know how you truly feel  :roll: [/quote]

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