Posted on 07/10/2019 11:03:40 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy
Weve been hearing a lot of talk recently about reparations, the idea that certain demographic groups in Western countries (but especially the USA) owe other demographic groups because of past injustices, whether real or imagined. Typically this talk is cast in racial tones whites owe racial minorities for oppression, despite whites taking the historically unprecedented steps of abolishing formal slavery, granting minorities civil rights, and allowing minorities the opportunity to participate fully in their societies something that virtually no other group of people in history have done. There has been a low level of background noise along this line for decades in academia. However, other groups in the intersectionality alliance are also trying to get in on the action as well. Gays demand that they be given redress for past intolerance of their perversions. Immigrants demand that western societies atone for the past sins of colonisation, in many cases where this colonisation was extremely beneficial to them, and even in cases where this colonisation never actually occurred. Pretty much everybody with a perceived axe to grind is trying to hop on board this gravy train.
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They will get nothing from me!
Here’s my essay.
I don’t give a #$#$ whether other cultures or countries benefited from invasions or slavery in the long run or not.
Stuff happens.
Live with it.
They first need to get reparations from those African tribes who captured fellow Africans and sold them into slavery.
Actually, reparations are about the acquisition and use of power...
Exactly. And another good point:
the pious chittering from the religious Left about speaking for the powerless with respect to racial minorities and refugees is such a red herring. These groups obviously already have those with power speaking for them, since they are their retainers. If this wasnt the case, then we wouldnt even be talking about reparations for blacks in America and refugees would already be being booted back to their countries of origin.
And finally:
Its fallacious to think that reasoned debate will have any major role in allaying any of this, however. The only argument against power is power.
Well stated. The whole thing is worth a read and a re-read.
Cheers
I’m fine with reparations as long as Democrats pay for it from their party coffers.
We owe nothing more than the opportunity to grow and thrive. Anything more is a handout taken from someone who earned it.
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