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In reply to the discussion: Ta-Nehisi Coates: "THE CASE FOR REPARATION" A Must Read-Let it marinate in your mind & read it again [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)For people who have endured incredible suffering for no reason other than racism.
Your tone was harsh, entitled, and, frankly, if you talk about others that way, you should expect you might get the same in return.
In truth, however, since so many no-bid contracts go to military contractors for the drug war that are used to harm poor people in third-world countries, and since the military budget is deemed "untouchable" by so many - I think my statement about wasted spending holds for the military.
I have family members who were veterans too. One said the way African Americans were treated when they came back from WW2 was disgusting. They were denied benefits whites had access too. They put their lives on the line for a nation that treated them like dirt. They were systematically denied the privileges whites were given - by the military.
And, as someone here noted - responding to this article on the basis of slavery indicates you didn't even read it before you started griping about it.
Sorry if that sounded harsh to you. You sounded harsh to me.