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17. It's not about cutting checks. It's job training programs, college aid, small business...

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:14 PM

Jul 2019

grants, community infrastructure improvement and development. No one with any sense is advocating cutting individual checks.

But something sure should be done or 100, 150, 200 years from now the racial divide will still be here and some will be saying we can't do reparations because it just can't be done. And the nation witll be no better off because we have refused since the end of enslavement and Jim Crow to tackle and make sincere efforts to address the most heinous wrong in the history of humanity. We've kicked it down the road for forever because whites don't want to deal with what their ancestors did and what they still benefit from.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Beto O'Rourke calling for Reparations is a big mostake [View all] brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

Actually, a mostake is a mistake True Dough Jul 2019 #1

.. littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #14

Don't encourage me! True Dough Jul 2019 #15

I'm sorry. I have to take my laughs when I can get them. littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #18

I guess you could say True Dough Jul 2019 #19

Definitely. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #20

That may be the customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #27

if anyone can get people to understand the issue it is Beto JI7 Jul 2019 #2

It is not impossible to implement. There are already ideas wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #3

Yes you could do that; just don't call it reparations. brooklynite Jul 2019 #6

I think it should be called reparations. That is because wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #21

Hey, you are there..can't wait for your OP..Mr. sittin' in the 10th row.... asiliveandbreathe Jul 2019 #4

Repatations is a hard pass for me Tarc Jul 2019 #5

It's not about cutting checks. It's job training programs, college aid, small business... brush Jul 2019 #17

You do a good job of explaining reparations. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #22

Thank you. I feel most people once they understand it's not about cutting individual... brush Jul 2019 #23

I get this, especially since my family, all Southern and from Confederate states, benefitted from CTyankee Jul 2019 #30

People from other countries will have to be educated about what happened, just as... brush Jul 2019 #35

my family came from a non european country that was colonized . I would say if it weren't for the JI7 Jul 2019 #40

Scotus will never go for it...and it will out hatred...lot of poor of all Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #52

Agreed it shouldn't be a campaign issue, but what does SCOTUS have to do with it? brush Jul 2019 #53

He isn't the only one. If Democrats think they are going to beat Trump they sure as hell doc03 Jul 2019 #7

he came close to winning Texas and his most famous moment was defending black lives matter JI7 Jul 2019 #9

He ran against the most hated man in DC. nt doc03 Jul 2019 #10

cruz beat trump in the primary in Texas which rubio could not do in his own state JI7 Jul 2019 #12

He got more votes than Obama ever did...and HRC....and Indygram Jul 2019 #24

Exactly customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #28

Castro and everyone who agreed with him is wrong Indygram Jul 2019 #31

So, what do you customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #34

He had multiple great moments for a general election Indygram Jul 2019 #36

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #38

This ... exactly. Calling for 'Reparations' is a LOSER for Democrats, period mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #43

Reparations is NOT about money, it is about REPAIRING what is broken Indygram Jul 2019 #8

Wouldn't it be nice to see littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #16

Definition of reparation Indygram Jul 2019 #11

That's your opinion. And it is not impossible to implement. brush Jul 2019 #13

It won't have to be implemented customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #29

That's your opinion also. once they understand it's not about cutting individual checks... brush Jul 2019 #32

It's also about who's paying for it customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #33

Of course it should'nt be a campaign issue but it's silly to think anyone who came... brush Jul 2019 #39

Trump and the GOP customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #42

There's always excuses to not right this wrong. You found another one. brush Jul 2019 #44

I don't think it's a winning issue customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #45

I said in our first exchange it should not be a campaign issue so don't even try that. brush Jul 2019 #49

No! Not impossible! Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2019 #25

Electoral loser. Sorry. I like him but Beto is desperate. Not a good look. redstateblues Jul 2019 #26

O'Rourke VarryOn Jul 2019 #41

Not happy Bayard Jul 2019 #37

Spot on. There's a lot of inhumanity in the history of this country that should be... brush Jul 2019 #48

Reparations.Are.Not.About.Money Indygram Jul 2019 #50

What about living conditions on the reservations? Bayard Jul 2019 #56

O agree with Beto Gothmog Jul 2019 #46

Beto had a good night Gothmog Jul 2019 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2019 #51

It's not a mistake. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #54

If it's necessary... brooklynite Jul 2019 #55