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In reply to the discussion: Should we pay Reparations for Slavery? [View all]rampartc
(5,407 posts)yankees lost in the effort to free the slaves, and to those who survived that conflict?
how are reparations fair to the descendants of the millions of immigrants who came to the usa after the slaves were freed?
reparation of a sort was possible during reconstruction, when the plantations could have been broken into 40 acre tracts and when war surplus mules were plentiful.
the amortized value of 40 acres and a mule is now many millions of dollars, multiplied by 30 million african americans, that is enough money to pay for several f-35s and a full bailout of wall st, includung bonuses.
slavery ended 150 years ago. it was a tragic and shameful chapter in history but face it : reparations are never going to happen. lets find a way for all of us to move forward into a better world.