Posted on 04/18/2015 8:53:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
The city of Chicago is proposing a $5.5 million reparations package for those who suffered under the ruthless rule of police commander Jon Burge from 1972 to 1991. Backed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the plan would supply victims with free college tuition, counseling for drug abuse and psychological issues, and include a formal apology from the city, according to the Chicago Tribune.
While the plan appears to be an attempt to reckon with part of the city's less-than-spotless past, Thursday evening Fox Business Network's Charles Payne said he's afraid nationwide slavery reparations might be next.
"The news in my mind is a glimpse of really much bigger news that is going to come from the White House," he said. "I think that there’s going to be an official apology from the White House for slavery in America and then there's going to be a major push to get cash. And I’m talking lots of cash.”
Payne, who is black, argued that it would be counterproductive to dwell on the tragedies of the past. He speculated that President Obama would make his push for slavery reparations next year.
“I actually think it would be a major mistake," Payne said. "Instead, Obama should really discuss and focus on all of the progress we have made and how all Americans need to move forward for better days for all of our kids.”
A panel of guests joined Payne, and seemed to echo his views.
"Sure, slavery was a horrible thing that happened, but this is not going to help race relations in the United States today,” Tea Party News Network's Scottie Nell Hughes said....
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I hear there’s a huge need among 45 to 65 year old black drug addicts for college funding
Excuse me very much, but no reparations — unless I get mine too. My family was here before the slaves, did the stump pulling in mosquito ridden swamps so the slaves could do the easier job of planting and picking cotton. And my great-grandfather signed up with UNION forces, caught TB as a prisoner of war during the Civil War. TB decimated the family for generations. We suffered huge losses because of the slaves.
So yeah, bring it on.
IMO this move would remove 1/3rd to 1/2 of 0bama’s support among whites. White people are utterly sick of this racialist crap and they see how it has invalidated the tolerance they have worked on for the past 30-40 years and pissed on it. Now, “removing 0bama’s support” is largely meaningless because he’s not likely to run for anything 2016, conspiracies aside.
Above all, however, it would solidify a long term poisoning of race relations in the country and would be a fitting legacy of his vicious, divisive term in office.
Given the sycophant racialists he surrounds himself with and how unprincipled he is, this could happen. IMO, coming from the top and thus ratifuying the legitimacy of the idea, it would be the permanent destruction of race relations. And guess which south-of-the-border groups would immediately pick up the ball and demand theirs?
The creation of more slush funds...
I think I AM DUE REPARATIONS for enduring Obama’s abusive Presidency!!
Where do I go to collect?!
Given the sycophant racialists he surrounds himself with and how unprincipled he is, this could happen. IMO, coming from the top and thus ratifuying the legitimacy of the idea, it would be the permanent destruction of race relations. And guess which south-of-the-border groups would immediately pick up the ball and demand theirs?
Exactly!
Go ahead, I’ll start a business that accepts race cards.
Next year, timed for the election. Keep those folks voting democrat.
0bama will be a billionaire when/if he leaves office.
Sure collect your check then GTFO of my country. Permanent exile.
The trough keeps getting bigger and bigger
Mrs. Bill Clinton, will you push for reparations for slavery ?
There is a lot of white liberal guilt out there. Next they will want to give reparations to children of the oppressed gays...oh wait..
If 0baMao does that I suspect it will have the opposite effect than what he envisions.
Cloward-Piven.
How about reparations for all the American victims of ILLEGAL ALIENS..?
Reparations is the start of a never-ending saga. No matter how much is given it will never be considered “enough”.
Once the gate is opened it can never be closed...
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