SLAVERY REPARATIONS

[HairOfTheDog]

Crap, i'm black from the waist down.

[Duchess]

For every dollar a typical white household holds, a black one has 10 cents. 

My God. That is a massive difference

I'm someone who believes racism is alive & well, and in some cases, thriving, in America. Some white people are going to fight reparations.

Thanks so much for all that information, HotD!

[Maggot]

Oh great! Another stupid suggestion that will call people racist if they think its stupid.

[BigMark]

[Fry Guy]

For every dollar a typical white household holds, a black one has 10 cents. 

My God. That is a massive difference

I'm someone who believes racism is alive & well, and in some cases, thriving, in America. Some white people are going to fight reparations.

Thanks so much for all that information, HotD!

So they fucking should.

[Maggot]

I wonder, if I housed, fed, gave a job to, took care of their medical and all they would have to do is work on my farm, that would be considered "reparations" ?

[Fry Guy]

Tell me what he got wrong and why?

[HairOfTheDog]

For every dollar a typical white household holds, a black one has 10 cents. 

My God. That is a massive difference

I'm someone who believes racism is alive & well, and in some cases, thriving, in America. Some white people are going to fight reparations.

Thanks so much for all that information, HotD!

Yeah, there's a massive gap between the average income for white households and black households.  The same is true for employment percentages, incarceration percentages, maternal fatality rates, etc.

According to polling, a large majority of white people currently oppose reparations for slavery.  A sizable minority of non-white people do as well.  However, it's not clear what 'reparations' actually entails.  Most people seem to associate 'reparations' with a direct financial payout to qualifying individuals.  But, that's only one of many options.

In any case, if the Congress were to actually vote in favor of commissioning, funding and publishing a comprehensive and objective study on the facts (no revisionist history or spin) surrounding slavery in the U.S. and its impact on our systems and society up through today..........I think it would go a long way in furthering a more constructive debate.

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see if/how the issue is addressed in the Democratic primary debates tonight and tomorrow night.

[BigMark]

when they have a father around the income is above average.

[Jimbone]

Affirmative action could be considered a form of reparations, and that's been in place since the early 60's.

If the end game is financial payout, it's never going to happen so it's all just a bunch of hot air and political posture.

[Maggot]

I want to thank the violent Dems for conjuring up the next race war. Well done.

[Rootilda]

So would the reparations only apply for descendants of slaves? I'm pretty sure the research involved in that will cost a small fortune in and of itself.

[HairOfTheDog]

So would the reparations only apply for descendants of slaves?  I'm pretty sure the research involved in that will cost a small fortune in and of itself.

As noted upthread, several options for how to determine who qualifies for reparations and what reparations would entail have been floated.  There is no established criteria at this point -- recommendations on that front would be part of the proposed Commission's charter.

I don't know how much the research would cost, but it doesn't appear to be nearly a small fortune, relatively speaking.

The original bill H.R.40, which was introduced by John Conyers in 2003 and was brought to the Congressional floor again earlier this month, proposed appropriation amounting to $8 million. However, I imagine that amount would need to be increased for inflation if the project was approved and the scope was to remain the same.  

https://www.congress.gov/bill/113^th-congress/house-bill/40/text

[BigMark]

I would be in favor of small business assistance.

[Maggot]

HOTD what do YOU think about reparations.

[Duchess]

I would be in favor of better schools/ college education for them. Knowledge is power and a way to get a foot up in the world.

[BigMark]

Trade schools would be great as well.

[HairOfTheDog]

HOTD what do YOU think about reparations.

I'm open-minded to any well thought-out proposals, based on solid research and facts, which aim to minimize systemic racism and racial opportunity inequities in the U.S.

I'd also like to see result assessments for some of the many reparation plans implemented to date (for Native Americans, aborigines in Australia and Canada, Japanese Americans,  Jews in Germany, blacks in South Africa, etc) ........... and hope that any future reparation plan for African Americans in the U.S. would seek to avoid their mistakes and mimic their successes.

[MirahM]

This video is not about slavery reparations, it is just about a neighborhood in Rosedale in 1976

[MirahM]

One example of repirations that could be made to the Native Americans. I believe in solutions. And I believe solutions are possible. 

Lawmakers introduce bill to rescind 20 Medals of Honor issued in connection with a massacre of Native Americans (Wounded Knee)


The article is from the Army Times.

The bill is called Remove the Stain Act. 20 men were awarded the military's highest honor for the engagement of Wounded Knee. Proponents of the bill are calling this a historic wrong.

“I believe the introduction of this bill today shows the continued work and strength of the Native American people who have fought for over a century for the United States to acknowledge the genocide of our people that has taken place on this soil,” Haaland said.

Proponents say that although the United States is 129 years late, they believe that this bill can help heal some of the wounds from the massacre and honor all the other Medal of Honor recipients who earned their honors in combat, not genocide.