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Posted on 06/09/2023 4:57:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill passed by the state Legislature on Thursday.
"We want to make sure we are looking at slavery and its legacies," said state Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages before the floor debate. "This is about beginning the process of healing our communities. There still is generational trauma that people are experiencing. This is just one step forward."
The state Assembly passed the bill about three hours after spirited debate on Thursday. The state Senate passed the measure hours later, and the bill will be sent to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for consideration.
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Slavery reparations to people who were never slaves and whose ancestors were never slaves from people who never owned slaves and whose ancestors never owned slaves.
Sounds like slavery.
I’m want my reparation payment to go Michael Jordan in hopes he will share it with the slaves who make his shoes.
As long as the New Yawker jerks pay for it, who gives a sh*t. Repatriation, not reparation.
New York was a “free state.” Many New Yorkers fought for the North against the South in the Civil War.
It is definitely historic. People will laugh at this Nation many thousands of years into the future.
No hidden bias or expecting kickbacks here.
Excellent! Soak your voters for everything they’ve got!😀
Bravo! Priceless! LOL
New York was a salve state?
If New York has money for this why is Eric Adams whining about the cost of the illegals being sent to NYC?
Absolutely no money from any other political entity, especially the Federal government.
Dave Chappelle covered this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRZN7IzvCVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8LroCgg3uc
It makes no sense.
My thoughts exactly.
Its like Marxists losing “workers” from their party
The left and democrats simply can not lose blacks from their party, or their entire BS propaganda and reason for corruption and fascism disappears.
Because working NY state citizens are still keeping too much of their own money to suit the insane leftists in power.
No blacks - just the Irish and other white Europeans.....
Technically, no. New York like all 13 of the other states inherited slavery from Britain when we kicked the empire out. One of our Founding Fathers is personally responsible for abolishing slavery in NY - John Jay.(one of three authors of The Federalist)[You know, those slave owning founders]{Oh, and I get ripped to shreds by people who don't know a _____ about their history saying the Founders were abolitionist. Whatever. I'll continue to say it cause its true.}
However, there is this, which depicts a slave auction in 1643:
So basically what is happening is that New York State currently, has plans to pay the Netherlands' share of the reparations, instead of sending a bill over to the Dutch for their slaving.
In the year 1643, there was no New York - there was only New Amsterdam. There's no reason why the U.S. or any state should pay $$ for the guilt of another nation.
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