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In reply to the discussion: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bernie Sanders, and Reparations [View all]nyabingi
(1,145 posts)been missing in terms of reparations is what form the reparations will take. If we're talking about a paycheck (or pay-off) and an official "I'm sorry y'all", then that would be infinitely more feasible than the form of reparations that I think would really repair what has been done to us for hundreds of years in the US.
Reparations and universal healthcare aren't even close to being similar enough to compare one to the other, especially if you're going to accuse someone of hypocrisy for supporting one and not the other. One is a situation involving a very specific group (African Americans) and the other involves the entire population of this country, thus it would be a lot easier to get people to warm up to the latter because they are all benefiting. The idea of universal healthcare in this country is one that has at least enough support from the public to warrant its debate on the national stage. The same can't be said for reparations though - two entirely different things going on here.