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Or, a step further, a lot of people's ancestors died in the Union army. That said. I'd actually be okay with reparations if they did the accounting properly.

Or, a step further, a lot of people's ancestors died in the Union army. That said. I'd actually be okay with reparations if they did the accounting properly. Step one: Look at the median income in Sierra Leone. Step 2: Look at the equivalent black income in the United States. Find the difference. I'll take cash or check.

nvahalik 3y ago
Reparations makes absolutely zero sense. You cannot "improve relations" or "make whole" simply by taking money from one nameless, faceless group and give it to another nameless, faceless group. Real "making whole" happens at a personal level. It involves people dealing with local issues and also an understanding nobody is 100% in the right. We all have problems—we ALL (white, black, brown, etc)—contribute to various societal ills. We all have to be able to look at each other, and openly and honestly bring truth and healing where it can be. "Racial reconciliation" can't happen at the "racial" level.
- red-iron-pine 3y ago
  > Reparations makes absolutely zero sense. You cannot "improve relations" or "make whole" simply by taking money from one nameless, faceless group and give it to another nameless, faceless group. It's a coinvent way of burying the issue: Reperations Paid, racism is now over. No need to make other systemic changes to things like minimum wage or healthcare.
  - nvahalik 3y ago
    > No need to make other systemic changes Which, IMO, is the real tragedy of all of this. You're right we do need to make changes. But those changes don't just affect _blacks_. They affect _everyone_. People made it a racism issue, but in many way it's not. There are plenty of poor white an brown folks that deal with many of the systemic issues too. They just aren't politically convenient.