Black Reparations.

While I think about it, a large number of governments have just decided to "compensate" countries which are being seriously affected by global warming.
I dont know whether this is a move to prevent the loss of entire communities which, through any negligence, could be seen as a deliberate act of population destruction, or a sense of historical pollution by advanced countries, or both.
This IMO is an act of current and immediate reparations to forestall any events that could be seen in future to be grossly negligent in preserving large areas.
Reparations don't always look back. They look at present and future harm to populations now and in the future, and harmed in many ways, not just slavery.
I am not sure guilt about creating damaging climate change is a large part of the decision, but maybe reparations this time are to prevent future guilt.

 

They ain't interest in 'sins'.

They want more free money.

As if they haven't been given enough already....

 

It would much better if we could work to improve things going forward rather than dredging up dirt from the past to divide us. Democrats have very little interest in history except when it supports their narrative.

No one is entitled to reparations because of slavery. All of the people who were slaves died over a century ago. A few Black people owned slaves. If we could trace their descendants, should we levy a tax on them to help pay for the reparations? If you or your ancestors immigrated to this country after slavery was abolished, are entitled to reparations because of you skin color?

This is nothing but an excuse for a money grab.

 

There is a group of white people who will never accept the possibility that they still benefit from the impacts of historical oppression and systemic racism.

Direct pay reparations isn't something that is going to help. It's just going to radicalize more poor whites.

 

Could you be specific about those benefits and how only white people benefit from them?

And why is it you think only poor white people would disagree with such a poor idea?

 

Poor white people and poor black people have been weaponized against each other by the owners of the country.

I can give an example of white privilege, but it won't sway white privilege deniers.

Every police officer in my county was white. Half of them were related to me. Despite about 40% of the people in my parish being black. The reason that was the case absolutely had to do with slavery and the Jim Crow era.

I never had to worry about paying a speeding ticket. Once when i was 17 i got pulled over, and was definitely too drunk to be driving. The officer saw my name, apologized for pulling me over, and then followed me home to make sure i was safe. I doubt a random black kid would had the same outcome.

This is one of thousands of examples of where i have benefitted from being a white kid in the south overrun by systemic racism.

 

How did I know you would invoke white privilege?

I have the privilege of going to work and paying my bills or getting evicted.... I could try to tell the power company I'm not paying this month but I'm pretty sure they'd cut my power off.

I have the privilege of working my ass off for the food that I eat because I don't qualify for any sort of EBT.

You know what is actually more real than "white privilege" ?

Money privilege. You think a poor white person would be treated better than a wealthy black person? Shiioott... Lol

 

So clearly not many at all

 

yea money privilege exists too.

Luckily for me I at least got to be white while i was poor.

The best thing we could do to eliminate money privilege is to prevent people from leaving wealth to their children that they didn't earn.

 

People work to benefit their own family first and foremost.

If there is White privilege I would argue that black privilege trumps that by a long shot.

If a black person falsely accuses a white person of racism the white person does not get the benefit of the doubt. The black person is automatically believed. Now think about the same scenario but reverse the races.

The white person would be suspected of lying and actually have to prove it.

A certain percentage of black people feel entitled to cut in line at places such as the store. I suppose they think black privilege entitles them to that.

Black folks can call white people any racial slur they want but if a white person uses the magic word the whole world comes crashing down.

People like Whoopi Goldberg * edit, Oprah....can make statements such as all of these old white people have to die and very little happens to her but just imagine if a white person said that about blacks.

Black privilege gives them benefits like AA and preferences on government loans. There's some systemic racism in action for you.

 

Oh do stop with this Democrat Republican stupid infantile blame game. Name me one exam0le of either party putting this issue into a manifesto or supporting it somewhere.
Reparations are not party policy . They are a moral issue that cuts across party lines.
It is a POPULAR issue suggested in some social media. No political party would touch ot.
Take your snowball fight somewhere else.

 

oh really? Are you prepared to admit that you are wrong and that John Hamilton is correct?




https://www.npr.org/2021/11/12/1054...very-had-momentum-in-congress-but-still-no-vo

 

Nice try, but the reparations advocates are all Democrats. Name a Republican reparations advocate.

 

NO ONE is advocating reparations except a few black people and I have no idea how they vote.
Do stop the over generalised opportunist party political gameplaying.
The whole idea is a non starter. It won't get past social media. I have heard NO ONE speak about it in public, make it a policy, suggest a vote or compromise.
It only exists in the minds of a few who want to promote a view, generate a guilt trip and try to remind everyone how in 200 years, slavery still keeps them in wooden shacks and metaphorical chains.
It has been tried before. Most sensible people ignore it.

 

yes, i know, because you don't get it.

 

Evidently you don't get it which is why you had to cut 90% of my post instead of show me if any of that is incorrect.

 

You mean like you have to ignore this post?

 

You can’t make Democrats what you want them to be by pushing a fictional narrative. If the issue wasn’t distracting and toxic, more Democrats would pushing the issue.

 

Yes fact

 

Are you giving a lecture on thread crapping?

 

They also need to pay early Indians displaced by the Great Lakes as the glaciers melted due to global change and the wooly mammoths died out.

 

Lol, that’s not white privilege but it was pretty funny you landed there on purpose.

 

I'm not going to argue with deniers about what white privilege is.

 

because you cannot win an argument based on your belief in mythological white privilege

 

Because you don't understand law enforcement.

what happened to you had nothing to do with "white whatever" you just made that up to suit your narrative. what you benefitted from was knowing the officer personally, and he was nice enough to follow you home. he could have stopped another white person and having no relationship with them, arrested said party.

This won't make sense because it doensn't help you sell that priveledge bullshit.