I'm willing to support reasonable reparations for slavery, which was wrong, no doubt about it.
How much per direct descendant and what do we get in return?
Originally Posted by friendly fred
Good question, and it's really gotten convoluted with race mixing, immigration, etc. And hell, some blacks don't even need reparations. What the hell is Oprah or Jordan gonna do with a reparations check, besides maybe donate it?
Outside of outright handing black people a check (for the record, it's unrealistic...because too many would just blow the money on stupid shit, and basically just give the money right back to the system), I think a lot can be done for communities.
Clean up the ghettos. I mean get in there and tear down these slums, trap houses, these raggedy ass apartment complexes. Give people a nice, clean place to live. Nothing is more comforting than going home to a place that feels good when you kick your shoes off. Black people don't get that. POOR people don't get that, I should say.
Build strong public schools. Educate people. Instead of reducing education funding, increase it. Anyone who wants to dumb down their own country should be removed from office anyway.
When people
KNOW better, they do better. So why not teach them better. Oh, that's right, the [corrupt] system relies on the ignorance and hate of brainwashed people to function the way we know it.
I think people inherently want to work for their keep, but no one wants to work their asses off for low wages while people are paid to play sports, be bad actors, make mindless youtube videos for millions, or...just be cute. Hard working people need to be
paid more. Everybody can't play for the Lakers or be a rockstar and make millions for nothing.
Smarter, well paid people would [most likely] stay out of jail. The hypocrisy of this country to complain about crime, but facilitate the reasons behind people getting locked up.
In a nutshell, better housing, better education, better pay would be a good start to SOME form of reparation. Quit all this corrupt bullshit, school to prison pipeline bullshit. Career politician shit and good ol boy networking bullshit...all that shit needs to end...or, minimized.
Helping the average citizen live a little better and, people of color, particularly...but, broke white people, too, and we wouldn't give a shit about your 12-bedroom, 9 car garage house in the middle of your island.
I don't think it's too much to ask for.