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Yes JonLP24 Nov 2018 #1
Yep. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #2
Should we? Yes hlthe2b Nov 2018 #3
Let us know when you have the details worked out... brooklynite Nov 2018 #4
I have just come back from Bermuda Soph0571 Nov 2018 #6
Like the details are more important shanny Nov 2018 #55
Depends on whether the concept is meaningless symbolism... brooklynite Nov 2018 #89
A concept is not a symbol shanny Nov 2018 #156
But how would one do such a thing without the details? fescuerescue Nov 2018 #139
So since there would be details as with every other resolution and issue on earth, you ignore it? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #61
We will. whathehell Nov 2018 #63
Sigh! I expected nothing less from you. brush Nov 2018 #66
Thank you! brooklynite Nov 2018 #92
You're predictable. brush Nov 2018 #93
So is reality brooklynite Nov 2018 #97
So true. Glad to see some common sense around here. Cernunnos_x Nov 2018 #147
No way to determine who gets paid and who does not...... USALiberal Nov 2018 #5
I agree there. Greater investment and shifting resources into minority communities. smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #13
Yes, this seems to be the only feasible way. IphengeniaBlumgarten Nov 2018 #14
+1 n/t area51 Nov 2018 #48
See post 68. brush Nov 2018 #70
That's the form Reparations could take.. whathehell Nov 2018 #67
Ever heard of the Dawes Rolls, or even 23 and Me? brush Nov 2018 #68
And when is that gonna happen? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #83
If you focus on 1932 - 1968 you can JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #150
You're getting there. No one is advocating individual checks being cut... brush Nov 2018 #161
Yes, and I think we eventually will... Laffy Kat Nov 2018 #7
When the English abolished slavery Soph0571 Nov 2018 #8
To be fair, the Royal Navy did do some nice things for slaves after that: Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #102
Yes. (eom) Iggo Nov 2018 #9
No metroins Nov 2018 #10
Yes. shanny Nov 2018 #11
No........ Takket Nov 2018 #12
See post 68. brush Nov 2018 #71
The United Nations says we should, and I agree. Reparations can take many forms. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #15
How do you determine who gets paid? What about Native Americans? No. It's better to Autumn Nov 2018 #16
See post 68. And include Native Americans, brush Nov 2018 #72
So we know who? No I'm still against it. Instead of paying the individuals for what their Autumn Nov 2018 #75
Investing in the black community with college scholarships, small business grants... brush Nov 2018 #79
I'm a Latina so I don't see this from a privileged comfort zone. Yes our country Autumn Nov 2018 #84
Latino/a Americans as well should be included. Your suggestion to concentrate... brush Nov 2018 #88
Did you not read I said no checks cut to individuals? brush Nov 2018 #80
That's a great suggestion fescuerescue Nov 2018 #141
Yes. johnp3907 Nov 2018 #17
Didn't many of those African nations facilitate the slave trade ? MichMan Nov 2018 #29
Yes indeed. cwydro Nov 2018 #34
Think this through SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #18
I guess identity politics is not at the heart of how you think? Soph0571 Nov 2018 #21
See post 68. brush Nov 2018 #73
Yes - Obama would JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #152
Yes lunatica Nov 2018 #19
No. I just posted above about the corruption of US Steel Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #20
Indentured servitude and slavery are two very distinct things Soph0571 Nov 2018 #22
Different yes, but... Not THAT different. Free labor and when Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #35
But you receive benefit every single day... Soph0571 Nov 2018 #36
So do the descendents of slaves, native Americans, and Mexican immigrants Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #39
I think they may argue otherwise Soph0571 Nov 2018 #40
I suggest you watch Pane Amaro to see Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #41
I wish you good luck with this. cwydro Nov 2018 #44
Most don't even know what is considered a lynching Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #46
Many here can think only in the direction of the narrative. cwydro Nov 2018 #90
My husband is an Italian immigrant JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #153
This is a long article, but so good violetpastille Nov 2018 #60
Yes, people don't realize how many things would be better MountCleaners Nov 2018 #117
Who's asking you to pay anything? Reducing the military budget by 5%... brush Nov 2018 #76
That doesn't make any sense. Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #86
And so is your privilege. It's showing. Japanese families were paid... brush Nov 2018 #91
We were not. Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #95
You are so warped in your thinking it's pathetic. Our labor was stolen... brush Nov 2018 #96
That's fine, Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #98
It's not about your history, and was legal then, government sanctioned... brush Nov 2018 #103
Reperations to Japanese and Jewish people were to those that were actually interned MichMan Nov 2018 #100
Ever heard of the Dawes Rolls, or 23 and Me for that matter? brush Nov 2018 #106
Dawes rolls isn't a great example fescuerescue Nov 2018 #142
So you're saying in another way it just can't be done? brush Nov 2018 #143
I'm saying the Dawes Rolls is bad example fescuerescue Nov 2018 #145
The Dawes rolls was used as an example, granted, an imperfect one... brush Nov 2018 #146
Nothing JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #151
See post 68. brush Nov 2018 #74
Native Americans ought to be first in line. Without their stolen land, there'd be no western wealth. Kaleva Nov 2018 #23
Yep. We all live on stolen land Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #42
So what'ts up? You're in favor of reparations for Native Americans but not African Americans? brush Nov 2018 #78
My father was a direct descendant of a Seminole Slave JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #155
Yep. cwydro Nov 2018 #43
It's rather racist to exclude Native Americans in any discussion about Reparations. Kaleva Nov 2018 #47
Yes. MountCleaners Nov 2018 #24
This makes sense. dameatball Nov 2018 #126
It is a much better investment in our society than tax cuts for corporations unitedwethrive Nov 2018 #25
Nope! JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #26
Jim Crow as well as hundreds of years of stolen labor. brush Nov 2018 #107
And it's easy to do it JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #149
Good idea. It would also blunt the notion of those thinking anyone is... brush Nov 2018 #160
Exactly JustAnotherGen Nov 2018 #163
Yes. violetpastille Nov 2018 #27
What happens when a blonde haired, blue eyed white man Jake Stern Nov 2018 #28
No, not at all... history is soaked with blood and culpability JCMach1 Nov 2018 #30
Exactly Raine Nov 2018 #99
You stated my opinion better than I could. nt LAS14 Nov 2018 #110
Certainly, as long as we are ready to deal with elocs Nov 2018 #31
We already tried during reconstruction LeftInTX Nov 2018 #32
Would descendants of European serfs also have a claim?? malchickiwick Nov 2018 #33
IMO comparison between slaves and serfs is a canard Soph0571 Nov 2018 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Nov 2018 #38
It's too late, unfortunately cyclonefence Nov 2018 #45
Precisely. Reconstruction would have been entirely different with Lincoln. n/t VOX Nov 2018 #111
Actually.... Xolodno Nov 2018 #112
Who do you pay? That's the main problem with this Downtown Hound Nov 2018 #49
Lots and lots of problems with this... Adrahil Nov 2018 #50
WE will work it out, solve those questions, and then it is time to pay Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #62
I'll wait to see the plan... Adrahil Nov 2018 #64
Are Native Americans included in this plan? Kaleva Nov 2018 #81
And Japanese Americans and Chinese Americans Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #82
True Kaleva Nov 2018 #94
Some Japanese Americans received compensation in 1988 for WWII incarceration. VOX Nov 2018 #124
Those who were actually incarcerated were the ones compensated MichMan Nov 2018 #125
True, and the claimants were easily identifiable. Yet, whenever the issue of reparations... VOX Nov 2018 #138
I always wonder why Native Americans are not included in this discussion. Kaleva Nov 2018 #140
How long has this been under discussion? brooklynite Nov 2018 #104
OMG, do HEAR what you just said Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #113
Tell us what the Obama Administration did? brooklynite Nov 2018 #116
Thank you. cwydro Nov 2018 #119
I see, like healthcare he was supposed to fix what 200 years of non POC prez could Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #121
So it was impossible for him to advocate for them if he believed they were necessary? brooklynite Nov 2018 #127
I thought you were the insider, you knew so much about politics, surely if you do you realize Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #129
Bernie Sanders goes out on a limb all the time... brooklynite Nov 2018 #133
and you and I both know why, in this very racist country, mostly from the right Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #134
Apparently, it's the Mexicans doing that. cwydro Nov 2018 #122
No it isn't. Read the on scene reports: George II Nov 2018 #136
anytime I see someone go OUT OF THEIR Way to post something that can easily be construed as Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #162
More: George II Nov 2018 #137
No nt doc03 Nov 2018 #51
Well we haven't done that great job of looking forward or a better future JonLP24 Nov 2018 #52
Damn straight!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #53
I would prefer a vigorous attack on job, housing, services discrimination. Blue_true Nov 2018 #54
This LeftInTX Nov 2018 #148
I think there are things we can do in the name of reparations. aikoaiko Nov 2018 #56
After we pay Native Americans randr Nov 2018 #57
+1000 Luciferous Nov 2018 #59
No Luciferous Nov 2018 #58
Yes. whathehell Nov 2018 #65
It would be hard to figure out marlakay Nov 2018 #69
Yes, in the form of the very best education and job training in impoverished areas of this country flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #77
not just for slavery. the reason for reparations would have more to do with what happened JI7 Nov 2018 #85
Your premises are not wholly correct. Not all western wealth was built on slavery. wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #87
No nt Raine Nov 2018 #101
I would rather see voter suppression outlawed. LiberalFighter Nov 2018 #105
What 40 acres and a mule...wasn't that the supposed deal originally Historic NY Nov 2018 #108
It was floated as a policy by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1865 MichMan Nov 2018 #109
That had problems written all over it. Xolodno Nov 2018 #115
Absolutely. MuseRider Nov 2018 #114
Yes. In some manner. In some form. n/t LuckyCharms Nov 2018 #118
No Tarc Nov 2018 #120
Yes but ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #123
yup JI7 Nov 2018 #144
yes mucifer Nov 2018 #128
The best Reparations... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #130
YES. Please read Ta-Nehisi Coates' 2014 "The Atlantic" article, "The Case for Reparations." (link) VOX Nov 2018 #131
No. It would be a cluster fuck of epic proportions. Xolodno Nov 2018 #132
What are we gonna pay them with? roamer65 Nov 2018 #135
no. how are reparations fair to the descendants of the many rampartc Nov 2018 #154
Yes! Expanding Affirmative Action, providing free health care and education from K through college jcmaine72 Nov 2018 #157
This message was self-deleted by its author Afromania Nov 2018 #158
Yes Afromania Nov 2018 #159
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