It’s Not Reparations Being Demanded; It’s Something Quite Different

[rangerrebew]

June 6, 2023
It’s Not Reparations Being Demanded; It’s Something Quite Different
By Vince Coyner

Democrats frequently talk about compensation for slavery and Jim Crow in the form of reparations for black Americans. Indeed, House member Cori Bush recently proposed $14 trillion as a good place to start.

Any reparations plan would be extraordinarily complex. First, if reparations are to be paid, to whom would they be paid? To every one of America’s 45 million blacks? Would that include the 4.5 million blacks who immigrated after Jim Crow was gone? Should the 33 million black Americans age 50 or below whose lives have all occurred since the Voting and Civil Rights Acts passed? How about black families whose ancestors lived in northern states where slavery was largely outlawed before America was a nation, and Jim Crow never existed? How about blacks from states like California and Idaho that had neither slavery nor Jim Crow? Or those of mixed origins with one black parent? Is one black grandparent sufficient, or would it have to be at least 2 of 4? Do black families who earn $200,000 a year still qualify for reparations? How about America’s 1.5 million black millionaires?

If reparations are indeed to be paid, the next question is, who would pay them? America has approximately 250 million white people. Would all of them have to pay? Would those include those whose ancestors arrived after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts passed or whose ancestors arrived after the Civil War, as many Italians and Irish did? What about the 155 million or so white Americans who are 50 or younger and were born after Jim Crow was history? How about those descended from one of the 360,000 white Northern soldiers who lost their lives fighting to end slavery? Or those who live in states that never had slavery or Jim Crow? Do the whites of Wyoming, where the black population is 0.9%, pay the same as Louisiana, where it’s 31%?

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/06/its_not_reparations_being_demanded_its_something_quite_different.html

[rangerrebew]

Those descended from slaves of black slave owners should most certainly be denied any thought of reparations.

[Kamaji]

No reparations, period.

[Smokin Joe]

Every living person who has legally owned a slave on these shores should pay reparations to any living person(s) who have been legally enslaved here.

Sounds fair to me.

[Kamaji]

Every living person who has legally owned a slave on these shores should pay reparations to any living person(s) who have been legally enslaved here.

Sounds fair to me.

Ok.  Fair enough.

[andy58-in-nh]

The "War on Poverty" was a multi-billion dollar disaster than made things far worse for black people, devastating their cities and destroying their families.

That's a far better subject for "reparations" than slavery, which ended six generations ago, largely due to the efforts of white Republicans.

The difference is: liberal Democrats are the ones who would need to pay for the atrocious government policies that presently, and most severely afflict black people.

Guess who's not paying?

[Fishrrman]

"It’s Not Reparations Being Demanded; It’s Something Quite Different"

Correct.
It's submission and eternal subservience.

[berdie]

Every living person who has legally owned a slave on these shores should pay reparations to any living person(s) who have been legally enslaved here.

Sounds fair to me.

Sounds more than fair.

[sneakypete]

June 6, 2023
It’s Not Reparations Being Demanded; It’s Something Quite Different
By Vince Coyner

Democrats frequently talk about compensation for slavery and Jim Crow in the form of reparations for black Americans. Indeed, House member Cori Bush recently proposed $14 trillion as a good place to start.

Any reparations plan would be extraordinarily complex. First, if reparations are to be paid, to whom would they be paid? To every one of America’s 45 million blacks? Would that include the 4.5 million blacks who immigrated after Jim Crow was gone? Should the 33 million black Americans age 50 or below whose lives have all occurred since the Voting and Civil Rights Acts passed? How about black families whose ancestors lived in northern states where slavery was largely outlawed before America was a nation, and Jim Crow never existed? How about blacks from states like California and Idaho that had neither slavery nor Jim Crow? Or those of mixed origins with one black parent? Is one black grandparent sufficient, or would it have to be at least 2 of 4? Do black families who earn $200,000 a year still qualify for reparations? How about America’s 1.5 million black millionaires?

If reparations are indeed to be paid, the next question is, who would pay them? America has approximately 250 million white people. Would all of them have to pay? Would those include those whose ancestors arrived after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts passed or whose ancestors arrived after the Civil War, as many Italians and Irish did? What about the 155 million or so white Americans who are 50 or younger and were born after Jim Crow was history? How about those descended from one of the 360,000 white Northern soldiers who lost their lives fighting to end slavery? Or those who live in states that never had slavery or Jim Crow? Do the whites of Wyoming, where the black population is 0.9%, pay the same as Louisiana, where it’s 31%?

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/06/its_not_reparations_being_demanded_its_something_quite_different.html

@rangerrebew

They don't give a damn about ANY of the legitimate questions and concerns you raised.

ALL they care about is "Gimme mah monies,racist craka!"

[berdie]

"It’s Not Reparations Being Demanded; It’s Something Quite Different"

Correct.
It's submission and eternal subservience.

I sadly must agree.

[sneakypete]

@rangerrebew

 

It’s Not Reparations Being Demanded;[/quote

Correct.

It's votes for the left being bought using taxpayer dollars.

Not to mention all the millions that will be paid to the NAACP law firms and other scum that will get paid for handling the claims of the illiterate bums applying.

[LMAO]

No reparations, period.

Exactly

When we debate the the issue of slavery reparations, that is suggesting that there’s at least a possibility for reparations

The answer should just be no, no, and more no end of discussion