Reparations

[ATeam]

California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

If the task force is truly concerned about curing past racial injustices with an apology and present-day wealth transfers, Native Americans should be first in line. All land white people took from them should be fully returned. That can be accomplished with a stoke of the legislative pen and the governor's signature. Simply void all existing land deeds and deed the land to the surviving tribes.

The notion that the descendants should pay for the sins of their ancestors is ludicrous. If you rob a bank, we do not jail your children. We jail you, because you were the one who committed the crime.

Also, where do you draw the line? If the descendants of African Americans who were in California before 1900 are eligible, how is that fair to the descendants of those who were in the state in later years but still suffered under the discriminatory laws and practices then in place?

And if reparations for past sins are in order, what about women? They did not receive the right to vote until 1920. Is not disenfranchising an entire class of people based on gender not also a grievous ancestor sin that cries out for reparations? Should not the descendants of all disenfranchised women also receive reparations?

California task force OKs reparations plan that could cost state $800B

“Reparations are not only morally justifiable, but they have the potential to address long standing racial disparities and inequalities,” Rep. Barbara Lee said during the meeting.

nypost.com

More Info

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174627337/a-california-panel-has-called-for-billions-in-reparations-for-black-residents

 

[danthewolf00]

They want votes that is only reason the Democrats are pushing this nonsense.

 

[Ragman]

They want votes that is only reason the Democrats are pushing this nonsense.

Why do you have to make such an asinine comment?
This is not a partisan issue. The rank and file, everyday Democrat is against reparations. Smh

 

[ATeam]

They want votes that is only reason the Democrats are pushing this nonsense.

The Democrats would lose far more votes than they would gain by supporting reparations.

 

[danthewolf00]

Yet in California the Democrats are pushing it.

 

[LDB]

Someone must be supporting it for it to have as much traction and longevity as it does. That pretty much means either republicans or democrats. Pretty much sure it isn't republicans. So.....

 

[Turtle]

Anthony Johnson (colonist) - Wikipedia

 

[Ragman]

Someone must be supporting it for it to have as much traction and longevity as it does. That pretty much means either republicans or democrats. Pretty much sure it isn't republicans. So.....

Those are the wackos....
The every day, neighbor of yours Democrat, vast majority is as against reparations as Republicans.

 

[danthewolf00]

Those are the wackos....
The every day, neighbor of yours Democrat, vast majority is as against reparations as Republicans.

Yet the kept Newsom in office.....and elect Democrats into office that have done nothing but destroy California.
Same thing they have done in Chicago and new York.

 

[Ragman]

Yet the kept Newsom in office.....and elect Democrats into office that have done nothing but destroy California.
Same thing they have done in Chicago and new York.

Forget about what you see on Fox.
Get out of your bunker, go talk to your Democrat neighbors.

 

[danthewolf00]

Forget about what you see on Fox.
Get out of your bunker, go talk to your Democrat neighbors.

I would if they would stop being crazy.

 

[ATeam]

Yet the kept Newsom in office.....and elect Democrats into office that have done nothing but destroy California.
Same thing they have done in Chicago and new York.

Back when my wife and I were expediters on the road, we enjoyed several times layovers near San Francisco. We'd take the train into town and spend the day walking or using rented bicycles to get around. These were glorious tourist events which we greatly enjoyed and fondly remember. There was so much to see and do.

With the current state of things, we would not dream of returning to that city to walk and bike around again. Very sad.

 

[Pilgrim]

California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

From the NY Post article, this is my favorite part of the whole plan:

"There is also no word on how the payments would be funded in the cash-strapped state."

 

[danthewolf00]

From the NY Post article, this is my favorite part of the whole plan:

"There is also no word on how the payments would be funded in the cash-strapped state."

How did they become cash strapped with the amount of taxes they put on everything.

 

[LDB]

Forget about what you see on Fox.
Get out of your bunker, go talk to your Democrat neighbors.

It doesn't take Fox or neighbors to know there are enough of the wackos to override anyone/anything else. One can look anywhere and see Lunatic Newsome is governor etc. There seems to be a small, or maybe not so small, chance you are the one who needs to look and see.

 

[muttly]

Those are the wackos....
The every day, neighbor of yours Democrat, vast majority is as against reparations as Republicans.

Are they against ANY reparations?

 

[ATeam]

Are they against ANY reparations?

I am against any reparations. No way should the children be punished for the sins of their parents or ancestors.

That does not preclude actions to undo the injustices of the present day. We who are alive now have the duty and responsibility to do that. But that in no way means giving people money or other benefits because of something that happened in previous generations.

We are duty bound to cure today's injustices because they are unjust today. We have no duty to compensate a descendant for injustices suffered by their long-deceased ancestors.

 

[muttly]

I am against any reparations. No way should the children be punished for the sins of their parents or ancestors.

That does not preclude actions to undo the injustices of the present day. We who are alive now have the duty and responsibility to do that. But that in no way means giving people money or other benefits because of something that happened in previous generations.

We are duty bound to cure today's injustices because they are unjust today. We have no duty to compensate a descendant for injustices suffered by their long-deceased ancestors.

We have a de facto reparations in a lot of ways already. I’m asking if there is enough Dems that would approve ANY dollar amount check sent to people as reparations?

 

[LDB]

We have a de facto reparations in a lot of ways already. I’m asking if there is enough Dems that would approve ANY dollar amount check sent to people as reparations?

There are many dems who will approve whatever reparations are proposed because they are mentally ill and defective dems. There is literal mental defect and illness that leads to leftism. It is an absolute.

 

[ATeam]

We have a de facto reparations in a lot of ways already. I’m asking if there is enough Dems that would approve ANY dollar amount check sent to people as reparations?

I'm not a Democrat but my answer is, no, I would not approve any dollar amount check sent to people as reparations.