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Reparations for slavery emerge as issue among Democrats running for president
MSN News ^ | August 19, 2019 | Daniela Altimari, The Hartford Courant

Posted on 08/19/2019 8:32:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

HARTFORD, Conn. — When University of Connecticut professor Thomas Craemer first began researching reparations for slavery, most mainstream white politicians weren’t talking about the issue.

Now, more than a dozen years later, the idea that African Americans should receive restitution for the grievous legacy of enslavement and racial discrimination is sparking a political debate that is helping to shape the 2020 presidential race.

“I’m surprised by this myself,” said Craemer, an expert on racial bias and a professor of public policy at the University of Connecticut in Hartford.

At the most recent Democratic presidential debate in July, several candidates expressed support for legislation, currently pending in Congress, that would create a commission to study restitution, including financial compensation, for the descendants of slaves.

Marianne Williamson, an author and spiritual leader, went further, and has proposed creating a “reparations commission” that would disperse $200 billion to $500 billion over the next 10 years “to promote education, infrastructure, and projects dedicated to black communities.”

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TOPICS: Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2020; reparations; slavery
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To: Parmy

Yes. It’s the gift taxpayers keep on giving.


21 posted on 08/19/2019 9:13:12 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Trump is situated better in 2019 than he was in 2015. Nevertheless, we can take nothing for granted. The coming contest will be every bit the nail-biter 2016 was.

VOTE!


22 posted on 08/19/2019 9:16:51 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Debt paid.

Amen! In full!

23 posted on 08/19/2019 9:20:24 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Seeing as how Islam has slavery built in I suggest a special tax on Mozlems payable to the rest of us. Kind of like Jizya in reverse. How is that for a reparation?


24 posted on 08/19/2019 9:21:26 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“My ancestors were some of those who shed blood to free those slaves”

Then you should also get paid for his sacrifice
(Sarcasm)


25 posted on 08/19/2019 9:22:20 PM PDT by fproy2222 (MAGA)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Did you ever see such a meshuganah list of “issues” in your life, as those offered up by this year’s dummocrap candidates? The right to kill newborn babies, the right to violate the Constitution and grab guns, the cozying up to terrorist groups and globalists, the planted feet against securing our borders-—it is INSANE! There is no other reason they could be doing this except to destroy the country—and that is surely what following their insane policies would result in.


26 posted on 08/19/2019 9:22:26 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: BradyLS
>> Whatever number they come up with for reparations won’t scratch the surface on the 500,000 Union lives + 1 President who died to keep the United States together and set their ancestors free. <<

Unfortunately, you have a bunch of useful idiots on "our side" who insist that the civil war "had nuthin' to do with slavery" and repeat the myth that the Democrats were the "conservative" party back then and the Republicans were liberals, and the two parties magically "switched sides" sometime after JFK.

27 posted on 08/19/2019 9:25:32 PM PDT by BillyBoy (States rights is NOT a suicide pact)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Dang. Those of us born in the South have no virtuous claims like yous.

Guess us (Southerners) and our offspring should be the first to volunteer for extermination.


28 posted on 08/19/2019 9:31:03 PM PDT by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Sweet Saint Skittles bounced dat ole white Craka head off da sidewalk causin he was real skeered.)
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To: MuttTheHoople

any time I see Dem saying “my money” taxes are going to “education”, I know they mean 1 cent goes to ed and 99 lines some dem pocket- they have theft down to a science


29 posted on 08/19/2019 9:37:06 PM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: Fiji Hill

Thank God Michael Jackson never ran for President.


30 posted on 08/19/2019 9:46:34 PM PDT by matthew fuller ( Trump's new immigration policy- Manifest Destiny!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nope.

We can fly them back to beloved africa and dissolve their citizenship in our awful racist country.


31 posted on 08/19/2019 9:50:03 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Didn’t they all get 40 acres and a mule?


32 posted on 08/19/2019 9:52:06 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: EinNYC

They’re all luftmensch.


33 posted on 08/19/2019 9:55:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

My great-great grandfather died fighting in the Union Army to free the slaves. What am I going to get paid??


34 posted on 08/19/2019 10:29:21 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"$200 billion to $500 billion over the next 10 years “to promote education, infrastructure, and projects dedicated to black communities.”"

Sounds like funding of more Government Programs paying government wages.

35 posted on 08/19/2019 10:32:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ll consider their claims fir reparations when they promise to start tipping. Hint: Neither is ever going to happen.


36 posted on 08/20/2019 12:18:05 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hoping this issue makes the platform trump will end up winning new jersey


37 posted on 08/20/2019 12:57:06 AM PDT by genghis
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To: Lurkinanloomin

My father got here in the 1920’s so I don’t owe the a #$#$ing thing.

But ALL LIVING one time slave owners should have to pay up BIG.


38 posted on 08/20/2019 1:01:26 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Ditto.


39 posted on 08/20/2019 2:21:27 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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To: lurk

I now self identify as a former slave, woman of color. Show me the money.


40 posted on 08/20/2019 4:56:25 AM PDT by Josa
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