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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RedBaron · M

Which black people? Only those whose ancestors came directly from Africa? What about those whose ancestors came from Africa via Caribbean nations such as Jamaica and Haiti? What about those whose ancestors were free and not slaves? How would it be proven who is who, and who's just coming forward for a money grab? And who owes it to them and how is all of this to be paid for? Do you want your taxes raised to cover it?

Zenyatta · 26-30

@RedBaron thank you for showing me that you can not read

RedBaron · M

@Zenyatta And you're such a reading whiz? OK, Einstein, tell me who owes it to them, who precisely them are, and how it's all supposed to be paid for? Do you want to pay higher taxes to cover it? Are there supposed to be different tax systems for different races, which would be a form of segregation? Thank you for showing me that you cannot think intelligently.

Zenyatta · 26-30

@RedBaron Obviously the government. And it’s pretty simple seeing how billions of our taxes are spent on vacations for politicians, settlements from police brutality, ect. You’d be surprised how much is being wasted. and And yes there absolutely should be a different tax system but not just by race but class as well.

RedBaron · M

@Zenyatta Long on rhetoric, short on numbers and specifics.

RedBaron · M

@Zenyatta So an entire race is to be treated like children and victims? Should wealthy black people be taxed differently than wealthy white people simply because of skin color? What about people of mixed races? And what can I get for the loss of my ancestors killed in Nazi death camps? What can Vietnamese and other Asian people get for being forced to flee for their lives from countries with genocidal, totalitarian regimes? Or is this only supposed to be about you and your race?

RedBaron · M

@Zenyatta I see, when challenged to use your brain and make an intelligent, detailed argument using facts and not empty rhetoric, you disappear and go back to sleep. Figures.

Zenyatta · 26-30

@RedBaron You seem mad about something it’s like a nerve was hit, might want to calm down a bit and not get worked up over a post on the internet

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RedBaron · M

@Zenyatta I'm quite calm and really don't care what happens. I just think you have an outrageous sense of entitlement and no idea how unrealistic this whole idea is.