Whether if you agree or not black Americans are owed reparations

Black Americans who are descendants are owed reparations not just from slavery but for the following: Jim Crow, redlining, inhumane experiments for war, inhumane experiments that were used to further medical practices, forced sterilization burning down our towns, racist propaganda in school books, the CIA causing the crack epidemic, and lastly giving reparations to former slave masters.

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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

Most people don’t even know what reparations would look like. It’s more complicated than simple payouts. It’s about making thoughtful investments in education in under-represented communities.

It’s about real estate investments and support for minority owned businesses beyond loan support.

If not done properly, government profit seekers will abscond with significant portions of the investments.

Reparations sound nice, but it’s far more difficult than most will admit.

This is going to require a lot of work.

Zenyatta · 26-30

@JoeyFoxx There’s are multiple outlines of how it could be implemented. Seeing how native Americans were screwed over with how they received there’s is a good bookmark on how not do it

JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

@Zenyatta don’t understand why we aren’t try to make right for everyone though. Why exclude them if they got screwed?

Zenyatta · 26-30

@JoeyFoxx To see how many of you will predictably bring this up while ironically excluding Hawaiians from the equation

JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

@Zenyatta curiously, Hawaiian reparations are underway. Hawaiian culture is beginning to get restored and many of the real estate inequities are being fixed.

Don’t forget thought that some of what happened in Hawaii was based on a selfish Hawaiian prince. Not precisely apples and apples.

Let’s stay on topic.

We could talk about American Samoa or Guam. That would be more appropriate to add in here.

Allelse · 36-40, M

@JoeyFoxx Awesome fucking answer!!! Spot on old boy.

Zenyatta · 26-30

@JoeyFoxx Such a great pivot

JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

@Zenyatta no pivot. You mentioned Hawaii first.

What’s your issue with what I said?