Harris on reparations
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As a descendant of slave owners, I imagine she would need to pay…
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@George-K said in Harris on reparations:
What is "middle of the road" when it comes to reparations?
I was thinking about that, too.
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Oh, and where's the evidence that "reparations" will do anything positive for the society that gets them?
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Oh, and where's the evidence that "reparations" will do anything positive for the society that gets them?
@George-K said in Harris on reparations:
Oh, and where's the evidence that "reparations" will do anything positive for the society that gets them?
Yup. I agree. (Though I suppose that the counter argument would be that any benefit would take a generation or two to show up.)
@Copper said in Harris on reparations:
I want the contract to figure out who gets paid and how much.
I will be your assistant. That would be a job that would basically last forever.
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@Mik said in Harris on reparations:
Silly Lufin. She's not white, which will be the criteria.
I mean, she's kind of white. Her (Indian) heritage is closer to the Caucasus mountains more than anyone. Plus Irish...
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I’ve never seen a reparations proposal where a subset of society pays. It’s always the government.
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The ironic thing is that the modal African American, at least barring 20th and 21st C immigrants, is directly descended from a slave owner or overseer while the modal white American isn’t.
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Most of the people living in Yorkshire consider themselves to be directly descended from Jesus Christ. If they start asking for reparations, we're screwed.
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@Renauda said in Harris on reparations:
Not true. Only Edward III like just about everyone else in the civilised world.
They differ from the people born in Lancashire, since Yorkshiremen only think they're descended from Christ.
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