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cilla4progress

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24. A couple informative links

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:56 PM

Jun 2014

http://billmoyers.com/episode/facing-the-truth-the-case-for-reparations/

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/05/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

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Let's talk reparations. [View all] cilla4progress Jun 2014 OP

Lets don't and take reparations off the table, marble falls Jun 2014 #1

Why and why? eom. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #6

What portion does that white supremist who found out he was 18% black get? marble falls Jun 2014 #11

Nothing ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #17

would reparations go to current black americans, or to the decendents of actual slaves? unblock Jun 2014 #26

I'll answer a question with a (couple) question(s) ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #28

well that is the question, isn't it. what exactly are "reparations" for? unblock Jun 2014 #30

Well, since ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #38

point well taken regarding the "50% black/white" unblock Jun 2014 #45

400+ years of enslavement, second-class citizenship and being treated worse than animals noiretextatique Jun 2014 #51

i'm not disputing that reparations are justified. unblock Jun 2014 #54

i propose compensation for jim crow noiretextatique Jun 2014 #55

You've got it exactly right in my book. brush Jun 2014 #2

Cuz nothing rights Kharma like a big ol' pile of cash. marble falls Jun 2014 #12

I made a correction in my post brush Jun 2014 #13

I suspect the objection is the frequent DU refrain ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #29

I agree.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #52

Except-- YarnAddict Jun 2014 #32

There are many descendants of those enslaved . . . brush Jun 2014 #36

I think the idea of reparations is fraught with problems HeiressofBickworth Jun 2014 #3

Fraught with problems? Or, ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #7

a big +1. Undiscussed solutions nails it. cali Jun 2014 #19

Thank you ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #21

thank you for the link. cali Jun 2014 #22

It's a solvable problem brush Jun 2014 #14

Yeah, give everybody reparations that needs it, make it a permanent program. bemildred Jun 2014 #4

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #8

Sadly it doesn't work that way. tavernier Jun 2014 #5

Maybe, had the Roman Empire ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #9

I would love it if the Soviets tavernier Jun 2014 #10

I would love that, too; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #16

C'mon, you have to know about . . . brush Jun 2014 #15

The reparations to Japanese-Americans YarnAddict Jun 2014 #33

I stand corrected on the date . . . brush Jun 2014 #35

Reparations YarnAddict Jun 2014 #37

I understand . . . brush Jun 2014 #39

You are limiting it YarnAddict Jun 2014 #42

You seem to be able to think . . . brush Jun 2014 #50

Yes, we should pay reparations to those who were slaves or to their living children. Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #18

What about those that suffered under jim crow ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #31

Pay it. I don't owe it, however. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #40

Do you "owe" the pensions of those that fought in WWI, or WWII? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #41

What about them? Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #44

My point was ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #46

I have no idea. Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #47

Which is WHY we need to pass HR. 40 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #48

Hundreds? I doubt that. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #56

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #57

I don't see much in the way of actual economic analysis. Dreamer Tatum Jun 2014 #58

Google still is your friend ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #59

So that's it? brush Jun 2014 #43

which why they were never paid noiretextatique Jun 2014 #53

It should be seriously discussed and considered. cali Jun 2014 #20

Yet it's still not that simple. Igel Jun 2014 #25

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #34

Thanks for this robust discussion. cilla4progress Jun 2014 #23

This statement: TBF Jun 2014 #49

A couple informative links cilla4progress Jun 2014 #24

my mother actually has received reparations unblock Jun 2014 #27