Harris on reparations

[LuFins Dad]

As a descendant of slave owners, I imagine she would need to pay…

[Mik]

Silly Lufin. She's not white, which will be the criteria.

[George K]

What is "middle of the road" when it comes to reparations?

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Harris on reparations:

What is "middle of the road" when it comes to reparations?

I was thinking about that, too.

[George K]

I'm 1st generation American.

My great grandfather was killed by the Soviets? When can I expect a check?

[George K]

Oh, and where's the evidence that "reparations" will do anything positive for the society that gets them?

[Mik]

There is none. I say middle of the road because she's giving it lip service, fully knowing it's going nowhere fast.

[Copper]

I want the contract to figure out who gets paid and how much.

[taiwan_girl]

@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.

[89th]

@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...

[Mik]

@89th Beating a dead DEI horse.

[jon-nyc]

I’ve never seen a reparations proposal where a subset of society pays. It’s always the government.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Harris on reparations:

It’s always the government.

So everyone pays.

[jon-nyc]

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.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Harris on reparations:

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.

[Doctor Phibes]

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.

[Renauda]

Not true. Only Edward III like just about everyone else in the civilised world.

[Doctor Phibes]

@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.

[Renauda]