Reparations Poll - vote for or against

[Mac1958]

Every election cycle the reprehensible right contrives ridiculous lies about Democrats – this thread being one of many examples.

I do realize how much you like to issue blanket denials of the obvious, but from the New York Times, Reuters and the Daily Kos:

• 2020 Democrats Embrace Race-Conscious Policies, Including Reparations
• Senator Elizabeth Warren backs reparations for black Americans | Reuters
• Castro, Harris, Warren declare support for reparations. What does that mean in policy terms?

I'm certainly not expecting you to ever rise above insults and platitudes, but it might be smarter for you to just not comment.

Just a thought there, of course. Your call.
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[Mac1958]

This isn't about healing & progress. This is about payback & punishment.

 

[Tehon]

This isn't about healing & progress. This is about payback & punishment.

It's about votes.

But it does serve to highlight the continuing struggle people have in America.

 

[GWV5903]

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations". Any type of "reparations" have zero chance of becoming Law. The 2020 elections cycle is heating up and Kamala and Warren both support reparations.
Reparations for Slavery: Symbolism over Substance | National Review
Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren reportedly say they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery

This is what reparations could actually look like in America

Reparations for Slavery Reading - Constitutional Rights Foundation

Rep. John Conyers hopes Americans are finally ready to talk about reparations

Fuck’em All!

 

[Olde Europe]

This isn't about healing & progress. This is about payback & punishment.

I do realize how much you like to issue resentment-driven smears.

Given your history of same, expecting you ever to rise above simplistic stereotypes - say, to a level of nuance acknowledging that different people might advocate for the same thing out of different motivations - would be futile. As futile as is, incidentally, the expectation you would ever listen to, and comprehend, and actual argument, or, god forbid, you ever actually sit down to conceive of an argument. In your case, judgment comes first, and the supporting argument just goes AWOL.

Given your persistent failure in these regards, same no longer appears to be your call.

 

[candycorn]

Incredibly stupid idea. I doubt anyone is seriously bringing it up.

 

[kyzr]

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations". Any type of "reparations" have zero chance of becoming Law. The 2020 elections cycle is heating up and Kamala and Warren both support reparations.
Reparations for Slavery: Symbolism over Substance | National Review
Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren reportedly say they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery

This is what reparations could actually look like in America

Reparations for Slavery Reading - Constitutional Rights Foundation

Rep. John Conyers hopes Americans are finally ready to talk about reparations

Every election cycle the reprehensible right contrives ridiculous lies about Democrats – this thread being one of many examples.

WTF are you talking about?
Look at the links in the OP, Kamala Harris and Warren do in-fact support reparations.
Just can't handle the truth?

 

[Olde Europe]

WTF are you talking about?
Look at the links in the OP, Kamala Harris and Warren do in-fact support reparations.
Just can't handle the truth?

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations".

You have a heck of a lot of ground to cover demonstrating that reparations were trotted out, in the form of free money, and in every election cycle. You may want to give it a shot. But then, you probably won't. You just don't like being reminded that words actually have a defined meaning, and blanket assertions of fact - "every" - should come with a good cause to use them.

 

[miketx]

Another movement where the will of the majority will be ignored by corrupt government vote mongers. Will blacks never learn they are used as pawns every election?

 

[imawhosure]

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations". Any type of "reparations" have zero chance of becoming Law. The 2020 elections cycle is heating up and Kamala and Warren both support reparations.
Reparations for Slavery: Symbolism over Substance | National Review
Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren reportedly say they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery

This is what reparations could actually look like in America

Reparations for Slavery Reading - Constitutional Rights Foundation

Rep. John Conyers hopes Americans are finally ready to talk about reparations

Every election cycle the reprehensible right contrives ridiculous lies about Democrats – this thread being one of many examples.

WTF are you talking about?
Look at the links in the OP, Kamala Harris and Warren do in-fact support reparations.
Just can't handle the truth?

It is a talking point to be divisive, nothing more, nothing less. If you are against it, then these Leftists, Kindergarten KGBers will rub their hands together before they type, RACIST!

It shows that these PRAVDA PROPAGANDISTS, are all about dividing to win. Listen to how phony their debate point is---------> because your ancestors were badly treated, we will punish people who had absolutely NOTHING to do with it.

Also----------->it is INTENTIONAL! They want the discussion to be about things like this, instead of what is really involved if they get elected. Disgusting, but smart! The only question is---------->how many people are going to be DUMB enough to fall for it. By the poll on here, we already have 3 of them-)

 

[Likkmee]

One condition. Pay them and then ship them home to Africa.

And they leave the passport behind

 

[BluesLegend]

I want my reparations, those Roman bastards enslaved my people in 320AD where's my free shit and free money?

 

[kyzr]

WTF are you talking about?
Look at the links in the OP, Kamala Harris and Warren do in-fact support reparations.
Just can't handle the truth?

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations".

You have a heck of a lot of ground to cover demonstrating that reparations were trotted out, in the form of free money, and in every election cycle. You may want to give it a shot. But then, you probably won't. You just don't like being reminded that words actually have a defined meaning, and blanket assertions of fact - "every" - should come with a good cause to use them.

Please see the link below. It documents attempts to promote reparations since 2001, I didn't research it before 2001, but lets say from 2000 to 2020 qualifies as "every". If you prefer, I could say "every since 2000"?
Reparations for slavery debate in the United States - Wikipedia

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Of course it was Democrats that had the slaves, fought to keep the slaves, and then harassed the free blacks once slavery was abolished. So a $1000 per year TAX on any Democrat voter to help those poor blacks that just dont have a chance to make it in America. What do you think?
Trump will ‘win in a landslide’ if Dems run on socialism, vegetarianism and reparations: Mollie Hemingway

“It does appeal to a certain constituency, but on a larger scale, I’m not sure how far it will go,” Hemingway said. “We need to have details on what do these reparations mean so the people can determine whether they want, as taxpayers. ... They’ll need to know whether they’re on board with the reparations.”

 

[Natural Citizen]

Sure. We'll just need their tribe card. There's likely still some around who actually are ancestors.

But most blacks in modern America have more in common with a white guy from Flagstaff than an African. The term African-American is one of the most misused terms around.

 

[Olde Europe]

Please see the link below. It documents attempts to promote reparations since 2001, I didn't research it before 2001, but lets say from 2000 to 2020 qualifies as "every". If you prefer, I could say "every since 2000"?
Reparations for slavery debate in the United States - Wikipedia

Let's just say the following:

In living memory, no national presidential candidate ventured to do so much as bring reparations up as a policy proposal, and no national party so much as mentioned reparations in their campaign platform. Sure, there were civil society organizations advocating for reparations, even books and articles written about the matter, but that had nothing whatsoever to do with election cycles. Democrats, up to this year, stayed well clear of the issue, or rejected it. When Ta-Nehisi Coates's article in the Atlantic was published, in 2014, you could almost hear a needle drop amidst the frenetic Democratic applause.

And that's why this...

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations".​

... is misleading, at best. I would guess, you know better.

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

One condition. Pay them and then ship them home to Africa.

That was Lincoln's plan

 

[Meathead]

I think we should invoke the "Pocahontas Rule". Anyone who can prove being at least 1/1024 African ancestory should be given an equal share of any reparation as well as any other free stuff, affirmative action, etc.

 

[Meathead]

Every election cycle we have some democrats trotting out the "free money" promise to supporters via "reparations". Any type of "reparations" have zero chance of becoming Law. The 2020 elections cycle is heating up and Kamala and Warren both support reparations.
Reparations for Slavery: Symbolism over Substance | National Review
Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren reportedly say they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery

This is what reparations could actually look like in America

Reparations for Slavery Reading - Constitutional Rights Foundation

Rep. John Conyers hopes Americans are finally ready to talk about reparations

I think we should invoke the "Pocahontas Rule". Anyone who can prove being at least 1/1024 African ancestory should be given an equal share of any reparation as well as any other free stuff, affirmative action, etc.

 

[Maxdeath]

They are just buying votes from the gullible. There are those that will think that they may really get paid. Of course it will be like any other campaign, all talk then forgotten. It helps when you don't want someone looking too hard at the rest of your platform.