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In reply to the discussion: Are you in favor of reparations to African Americans? [View all]brooklynite
(96,882 posts)29. Another symbolism issue that's impossible to implement and an election loser.
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I would favor DIRECT payments to living grandchildren of slaves though very few would qualify
Tom Rinaldo
Jun 2020
#4
"A male former slave born in 1860 could easily have fathered a son born in 1910"
Polybius
Jun 2020
#43
Getting rid of all systemic racism, inequality, etc,. may be the biggest gift of all. I sense
42bambi
Jun 2020
#25
So many in this country won't even acknowledge the humanity of African Americans.
LuvLoogie
Jun 2020
#16
Reparations would be not just for slavery, but for policies that lasted well into the 1990s
greenjar_01
Jun 2020
#19
Ending the property tax basis for funding schools would go a long way toward equalizing things. nt
MoonRiver
Jun 2020
#20
Another symbolism issue that's impossible to implement and an election loser.
brooklynite
Jun 2020
#29
Because many tribes had treaties and for others, they rarely called attention to it
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2020
#61