[quote=squat300][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Scaredy: No, not completely unreasonable. But what other things contributed to that situation you reference?
And, your argument presupposes that the $20k check gets spent wisely.
A good friend of mine does scouting/recruiting for a Big Ten school. He has told me, repeatedly, about visiting homes all over the country, where people live in fairly abject circumstances, but there’s a plasma big screen TV, a nice ride outside and the kids are sporting iPhones and expensive kicks.
Problem is more thorny than any of us imagine and my concern would be reparations simply becomes another gubment handout.[/quote]
True. Native american casino checks are often reportedly consumed in unwise ways. Sometimes those checks seem like very indirect and weird reparations.
Doesn’t mean reparations aren’t due. The nazis probly owed the Jews some cash, even if the Jews were gonna blow it all on some high quality coke to ease the pain.[/quote]
Don’t forget women. If there’s any one group that is still discriminated against — and people hardly notice it — it’s women. They’ve been owned, used, and abused for at least as long as African slaves. They weren’t able to vote, control their own earnings, or own property if they were married…even well into the 20th century in many places! It was legal (and expected!) to beat them if they didn’t obey their male masters/husbands. They still earn less than men for similar work, and they still represent the largest group living in poverty.
Exactly where do reparations and apologies stop, and personal responsibility start? There are many groups throughout history that have been subjugated by other groups. Do we owe all of them reparations and apologies?
