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JustAnotherGen

(31,681 posts)
30. I'd be happy with the 40 acres
Tue Sep 27, 2016, 08:05 PM
Sep 2016

Weed will be a black industry - it's the new funeral home. I think mules bite. Hmmm - I will send mine to Trump. He's a jackass so they will get along.

Disagree. LiberalFighter Sep 2016 #1
Significant harm through past discrimination cannot be cured merely by the elimination of the... xocet Sep 2016 #4
It's certainly not my primary but it's an option. I am hearing a lot of Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #24
supervised by the UN DustyJoe Sep 2016 #103
That is obvious. Native Americans should also be given significant reparations. n/t xocet Sep 2016 #2
If you honestly believed that, then you'd be paying them Taitertots Sep 2016 #7
I just read your other post. xocet Sep 2016 #12
None of those are free. Are you going to give up your prosperity? Taitertots Sep 2016 #18
"None of those are free." What is the price of a "formal apology" these days? xocet Sep 2016 #22
What is the apology for? Racial collective guilt is racism Taitertots Sep 2016 #27
As noted before, you assume a lot in your reading (or casual perusal) of articles and replies. xocet Sep 2016 #47
This is professional level disingenuous behavior Taitertots Sep 2016 #79
What do you mean by prosperity? Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #25
Let's do that and not have it racially exclusionary (reparations) Taitertots Sep 2016 #36
How about a slice of the hughly bloated military budget go to college education . . . brush Sep 2016 #28
Why would any of those policies need to be racially exclusionary Taitertots Sep 2016 #35
Sure, do progressive things for everyone but we've swept hundreds of years . . . brush Sep 2016 #38
Perhaps this is the cynic in me talking, but... Sand Rat Expat Sep 2016 #39
I said early on there should be no payments to individuals brush Sep 2016 #40
Just pointing out that, people being people, I doubt everyone will hug it out afterward. NT Sand Rat Expat Sep 2016 #41
Hugs are overrated. Amends for historical racism and cruelty rate much higher. brush Sep 2016 #42
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I guess it's because it was black people (not white people) kept as slaves, DUH! anniebelle Sep 2016 #63
Wow. narnian60 Sep 2016 #64
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Welcome to DU for your short miserable stay. Lochloosa Sep 2016 #66
Well, sorry they removed that typical racist's remark so soon. I had some facts for him. anniebelle Sep 2016 #67
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+100 sarae Sep 2016 #77
Sounds like you're filled with racial animus Taitertots Sep 2016 #78
You need a history lesson about slavery, obviously. anniebelle Sep 2016 #80
Already knew that. Still doesn't justify institutional racism (reparations) Taitertots Sep 2016 #83
You obviously did not read the title of the post I was responding to. anniebelle Sep 2016 #102
I read it. Your heart is filled with hatred. Taitertots Sep 2016 #104
I love this post. brush Sep 2016 #85
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Well, then let's find all the former slaves still living... TCJ70 Sep 2016 #3
Yes, we'll just take it out of our individual inheritances. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2016 #6
Formerly enslaved people of course are not still living (but you knew that). Their descendants . . . brush Sep 2016 #84
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Racial collective guilt is racism Taitertots Sep 2016 #5
You are on the wrong side of history Wednesdays Sep 2016 #14
Your defense of racism puts you on the wrong side of history Taitertots Sep 2016 #15
Let's race. 1 mile. I get 1/2 mile head start. Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #26
When our great grand kids race, will your's need that same advantage? Taitertots Sep 2016 #33
FYI: "...will your's (sic) need...?" n/t xocet Sep 2016 #45
Respectfully. So you do admit that inequality exists present day? Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #101
I'm worried about inequity. Taitertots Sep 2016 #106
I guess it's too bad Abe didn't nip this in the bud. He was way too nice. Cheers. Missn-Hitch Sep 2016 #108
That is awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #32
You're saying that like it's a bad thing Taitertots Sep 2016 #34
Oh snap GummyBearz Sep 2016 #37
How did my privilege get checked? awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #43
By that logic melman Sep 2016 #46
Don't worry about it GummyBearz Sep 2016 #95
Thanks for the reply awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #99
The entire concept of collective guilt is horrific. Xithras Sep 2016 #100
Maybe the UN should be more concerned with its "rape for food" programs NobodyHere Sep 2016 #8
This is a huge issue within our community Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #9
I'd be happy with the 40 acres JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #30
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Reparations is a stupid concept. Archae Sep 2016 #10
You might want to reread the article. It does not say what you seem to think that it says. n/t xocet Sep 2016 #13
A visceral reaction to the word, 'reparations'. ronnie624 Sep 2016 #19
Because people don't want to shell out a bunch of money christx30 Sep 2016 #81
If you had a little more knowledge you'd know it isn't stupid and there is a precedent brush Sep 2016 #29
Obama would get nothing, because his ancestors were never enslaved. AngryAmish Sep 2016 #73
It is so easy... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #11
I bet if I wrote: EX500rider Sep 2016 #20
I am white, BTW awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #21
Point still stands. EX500rider Sep 2016 #23
Of course melman Sep 2016 #31
And right wing. Starry Messenger Sep 2016 #61
it really is Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #71
"The dangerous ideology of white supremacy ronnie624 Sep 2016 #16
The OP is the final report from that committee BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #17
What about reparations for women? Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #44
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^---- warning. Trigger alert on above post. n/t CincyDem Sep 2016 #58
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this won't take long. lol CincyDem Sep 2016 #56
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K & R malaise Sep 2016 #60
America loves to blame their black population for it's suffering as if it's deserved. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #62
Don't you know Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #74
Perhaps those reparations could be paid by the current slaveholders in saudi arabia RaymondLuxuryYacht Sep 2016 #68
One flaw in your argument...we are the "Greatest County on Earth" remember. Lochloosa Sep 2016 #70
The indigenous population too polynomial Sep 2016 #90
reparations! retrowire Sep 2016 #72
Reparations, IMO to avoid many of the things you mention, should not be in the form of . . . brush Sep 2016 #89
hmm that does sound more feasible. nt retrowire Sep 2016 #91
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This is a great topic for discussion. LWolf Sep 2016 #75
So LWolf Sep 2016 #76
According to a lot of people, ronnie624 Sep 2016 #82
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According to a lot of LWolf Sep 2016 #107
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A lot of messages deleted and names removed on this thread oberliner Sep 2016 #93
Practically the entire continent of Africa is owed reparations. ronnie624 Sep 2016 #94
I can appreciate the concept of reparations. IMO, if they were to happen KittyWampus Sep 2016 #96
+1 ronnie624 Sep 2016 #97
How would it work? I mean, which "black people" would qualify? Quantess Sep 2016 #98
How much equals respect? n/t jtuck004 Sep 2016 #105
When reports like this come out... Row_the_boat Sep 2016 #109
The racists run in here to keep us Negroes in our place. Typical. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2016 #110
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