Whispering 18,865 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Do women get reparations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Whispering said: Do women get reparations? Great point like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 25,135 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 imo if you're demanding compensation for something that happened to a now dead and gone ancestor you're just money hungry, doesn any black person in america genuinely think that money will remove history... smh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMonster5 74 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 They already got reparation by allowing to be U.S. citizens (which some foreign people would pay $50K or more to become). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,135 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 On January 23, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Woolfsmck said: There is no way to accurately compensate the individuals who were harmed by slavery without damaging people who aren't responsible. Its complete bs to say that America owes black people ... Additionally some individuals are mixed, others affected more than others. How can it even be calculated if it were to be done? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 5 hours ago, Economy said: Additionally some individuals are mixed, others affected more than others. How can it even be calculated if it were to be done? Not all blacks were affected by slavery either. Many are immigrants. Which adds another problem imo... What about the large population of naturalized Americans who's families came to the United States 'after' the civil war ended.? How would they in anyway be held accountable ? like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auro 1,829 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I don't understand, was ONLY he asked this question? To me it just feels like they're trying to find more stuff to clock him on He/They Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,986 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Reparations are impossible. So many groups would demand reparation. The country would go broke lmao. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,135 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 11 hours ago, Woolfsmck said: Not all blacks were affected by slavery either. Many are immigrants. Which adds another problem imo... What about the large population of naturalized Americans who's families came to the United States 'after' the civil war ended.? How would they in anyway be held accountable ? Exactly. Too many variables to even come up with a standard for different circumstances. Cant be done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 16 hours ago, Auro said: I don't understand, was ONLY he asked this question? To me it just feels like they're trying to find more stuff to clock him on Yes, only him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auro 1,829 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 5 hours ago, Born To Slay said: Yes, only him Why though? Like where was he and why hasn't anyone else been asked He/They Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Black people are not the only disadvantaged group in the ****ing world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 On 23/1/2016 at 1:04 PM, Lion Heart said: The definition of reparations is: "the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged." The reason why many people oppose reparations in America is due to the perception that reparations are only about money, when that is not the case. Many people, including young people are also not really familiar with this issue, and I don't really blame them since it is not brought up on a national debate, in school, etc. The case for reparations can be summed up with this quote: Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole. Here's a VERY detailed article making the case for reparations: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ So it's not just about MONEY.. it is far more complex than that. I read your article and it's a great read that everybody should check it out! First of all not being American I didn't understand the struggle and discrimination that went on for so long against Black people so it was a real eye opener and I can understand why they would ask reparation. I know some people say well who will pay and that they aren't the only minority being discriminated but to me that's just sweeping the problem under the rug because it is complex but the more we avoid the less it's going to be something that can be "fixed". Plus does it have to be about money? Not necessarily I think if we looked at the issue we could find other ways too.. One very interesting point in the article was the fact that no studies have been conducted on the issue, it's one thing to say oh well it's too complicated but people don't even want to see what it is really about... that's crazy! The minimum would be to acknowledge the elephant in the room right? Imagine if Germany was like, oh yeah the holocaust? well it sucks but... it's over right? I am not responsible? Of course it's hard to get reparation for everything but still many nazis went to court...justice happened somehow even if imperfect... And another example is the response of most people in this thread... Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 23 minutes ago, Auro said: Why though? Like where was he and why hasn't anyone else been asked Because the media knows he needs black voters, so they ***** out the fact he's not for them to hurt his campaign. That's my theory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 43 minutes ago, Born To Slay said: Because the media knows he needs black voters, so they ***** out the fact he's not for them to hurt his campaign. That's my theory. If he is gonna over come Hillary for the nomination, sure. But if he gets the nomination, I think his campaign will change somewhat because there is no way the black vote will go republican, so he can stop courting their vote. like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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