Posted on 06/27/2020 7:48:58 PM PDT by rickmichaels
Rep. Ayanna Pressley said on the House floor that the Black Lives Matter movement is a “mandate,” and the time has come for people to “pay us what you owe us.”
“I rise today on behalf of every black family that has been robbed of a child,” the Massachusetts congresswoman and member of “the Squad,” said. “On behalf of every family member that has been forced to see their loved one lynched on national television. Driving while black. Jogging while black. Sleeping while black. We have been criminalized for the very way we show up in the world. Under the harsh gaze of far too many, my black body is seen as a threat, always considered armed.”
“Centuries of institutionalized oppression will not be undone overnight, for racism in America is as structural as the marble pillars of this very institution," the Democrat added. "With the power of the pen we must legislate accountability, dismantle these systems, and move in the direction of justice and healing. The Justice in Policing Act is a critical step forward, and I applaud the leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus.”
Pressley continued: “But our work is unfinished. There is a rallying cry in communities across the nation. Black Lives Matter is a mandate from the people. It’s time. Pay us what you owe us. Our black skin is not a crime, it is the beautiful robe of nation builders.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
OK - $5 for each person who can prove they are direct descendants of a slave.
A mouthful of “Gimme” and a handful of “Not enough.”
Sleeping in the drive through lane of a fast food joint is a right?
I owe you nothing.
BLM has been given billions by corporate America.
“Hands up don’t shoot”
Who were your kin fighting for, the United Stares?
Who were your kin fighting for, the United States?
Nodding off after drinking ‘is a right’
Be very careful what you ask for stupid. You just might get it.
Sounds like a line from a Quentin Tarantino film.
I think it was P.J. O’Rourke who recently pointed out that the only logical way of figuring reparations is to take what blacks have earned since the civil war and deduct what they would have earned if they had stayed in Africa. The difference, he said, is how much they should refund to the U.S.
Nuts!
Pressley needs to be asked two questions on the House Floor:
Who ended slavery in the West?
How many White lives were lost in the WBTS that ended slavery?
She needs to STFU and ESAD.
I don't owe you jack!
I think they honestly believe America's wealth came from the cotton trade. Apparently the industry in the North, the agriculture from the prairies, the gold in the West, and the poverty of the South after the Civil War just doesn't register with them.
Wouldn’t a ‘White’ tax be racist?
Which go right into the DNC's coffers. Trump needs to get this exposed.
As a representative of the indigenous community, I have a bill for everyone collecting reparations. We’ll settle for only 4/3rds of what you get. But we’ll let you pay over time.
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