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In reply to the discussion: Private autopsy claims Vonderrit Myers shot while fleeing [View all]KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)believe that reparations are due not only our African American citizens but also our Native American brothers and sisters for the massive thefts (of labor and land respectively) that occurred. I realize this is something of a pipe dream, but no less a pipe dream than my hopes for a Democratic Socialist revolution.
I'd start a thread around this issue, save for my fear it would be drowned out by the "Why should my taxes have to pay for reparations? I never held any slaves or stole any land" symphony that I'm certain would ensue. No matter that 90% of what we call 'white privilege' derives from those thefts (if not all of it) and that we know that white privilege exists today. Knowing something is wrong and doing something to end it are two entirely different matters.