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3. Ideas like this are why reparations have no hope of becoming widespread....

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Sat Sep 10, 2016, 04:00 AM

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Descendants of slaves sold to benefit Georgetown call for a $1 billion foundation for reconciliation [View all] philosslayer Sep 2016 OP

Sounds like seed capital, investment bank bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #1

To be honest... Lithos Sep 2016 #2

Ideas like this are why reparations have no hope of becoming widespread.... TipTok Sep 2016 #3

To right past wrongs reparations are necessary Abouttime Sep 2016 #9

Logistics alone rule this silly idea out.... TipTok Sep 2016 #10

Easy for you to say Abouttime Sep 2016 #11

Let's start simple... TipTok Sep 2016 #12

Easy Abouttime Sep 2016 #17

Sigh.... TipTok Sep 2016 #18

My ancestors were slaves of the Egyptians thousands of years ago. With the interest, 24601 Sep 2016 #19

What about people like me whose family did not immigrate until the 1900's? Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #20

I suspect their answer would be if you appear white... TipTok Sep 2016 #21

Or, how about my case? Coventina Sep 2016 #24

You said... GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #23

no offense, but no one on my family was HERE when slavery was legal. Adrahil Sep 2016 #25

Both sides of my family are from Germany, and both sides arrived just after WWI. Sand Rat Expat Sep 2016 #29

My mom was born in Austria, do I pay half then? snooper2 Sep 2016 #31

Hello? Is this thing on? *taps microphone* TipTok Sep 2016 #36

I think only the whites should pay. And those from the South should pay triple. demosincebirth Sep 2016 #27

Wow... Healthy attitude you've got there... TipTok Sep 2016 #28

Didn't think I'd need 'sarcasm"' tag. demosincebirth Sep 2016 #47

England should pay GummyBearz Sep 2016 #32

Shouldn't Egypt pay Israel some kind of christx30 Sep 2016 #33

Really?? Do you know what the endowments are at schools like Georgetown? 1.529 BILLION dollars adigal Sep 2016 #34

Uh huh... TipTok Sep 2016 #35

No doubt, you're no expert yet know more than enough... LanternWaste Sep 2016 #37

Every time I think you are over that tic... TipTok Sep 2016 #38

If they're looking to raise the money from hughee99 Sep 2016 #39

I wouldn't have any problems then but... TipTok Sep 2016 #40

If the schools are giving it up voluntarily, I still don't see the issue. hughee99 Sep 2016 #41

It's not about forcing... TipTok Sep 2016 #42

Perhaps, but that's the schools decision. hughee99 Sep 2016 #43

The donors might beg to differ. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 #44

They shouldn't. They're free to apply any pressure they want, of course, but just being a donor hughee99 Sep 2016 #45

No argument here... TipTok Sep 2016 #46

Georgetowns entire endowment is 1.5 billion. This idea is ridiculous. Calista241 Sep 2016 #4

They have a moral obligation to do something philosslayer Sep 2016 #5

Or they could just review history over all. Igel Sep 2016 #6

IF they do, the Rockefeller's owe me a couple million Drahthaardogs Sep 2016 #7

They just did GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #13

Clearly it wasn't. philosslayer Sep 2016 #14

Seems plenty generous to me GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #15

To the families affected, it was not sufficient philosslayer Sep 2016 #16

Why does their opinion matter? TipTok Sep 2016 #22

What about the students attending Georgetown? Sand Rat Expat Sep 2016 #30

They are NOT asking Georgetown to hand over a billion dollars. Xithras Sep 2016 #26

Sounds reasonable and innovative. ucrdem Sep 2016 #8