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> How can we compensate everyone who deserves it and how can we prioritize one group (e.g. descendants of slaves) over another (e.g. descendants of Native Ameri
by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
> How can we compensate everyone who deserves it and how can we prioritize one group (e.g. descendants of slaves) over another (e.g. descendants of Native American civilians who were slaughtered at one of the many massacres)?
you're looking at this backwards. They both have claims pending. We can pay both of them if we choose to.
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoAs soon as those claims are paid, the floodgates will open and you can’t say “no” to others when you’ve said “yes” to the first because... racism.
- chordalkeyboard 6y ago> As soon as those claims are paid, the floodgates will open and you can’t say “no” to others when you’ve said “yes” to the first "yes we can" -US President Barack Obama
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoYes, YOU can. Give your funds to such causes. Not me and not my government.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoI'm not responsible for slavery, the US (and other) governments are.