Actually, reparations MAY be a great idea. If the "African American" community was given reparations for years of servitude and oppression, then everything for them should be considered settled. There would then be no need for Rainbow/PUSH, NAACP, and all organizations of that ilk. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Kwiese Mfume could all step down, their jobs finished. Racial quotas, welfare, affirmative action, all other minority programs designed to help African Americans would be abolished. All those who have descendents stolen from Africa would be repatriated back to their homelands. The playing field would be equal for all and no one would ever whine or complain about oppression or racism again! I would even shell out a few bucks for that.
I like the way you think.
But they are leeches; it would never end. they would find something else to suck dry.
Actually, reparations MAY be a great idea. If the "African American" community was given reparations for years of servitude and oppression, then everything for them should be considered settled. There would then be no need for Rainbow/PUSH, NAACP, and all organizations of that ilk. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Kwiese Mfume could all step down, their jobs finished. Racial quotas, welfare, affirmative action, all other minority programs designed to help African Americans would be abolished. All those who have descendents stolen from Africa would be repatriated back to their homelands. The playing field would be equal for all and no one would ever whine or complain about oppression or racism again! I would even shell out a few bucks for that. this is such an interesting theorem. I've used this ploy myself, on a much smaller scale.
Once, an employee came to me for a raise. I was the payroll/human resources person at the time. Said others with less time were making more, yada, yada.
I politicked for an across the board raise for all in this job category due to the constant complaints. But one thing all were told....No Coming Back to the Well. To get another raise, it'll be the annual cost of living only and via promotion.
It worked. If nothing else, management, especially me, was emboldened and not hesitant a whit to say a firm NO. People always want more money and if they get it by whining or hey, maybe even pointing a legitimate unfairness, then more power to them.
It's the ones with the power to give the money that often don't hold firm enough. Boom, with one swift decisive action, the ones in control had a righteousness from which to deny.
Think of getting rid of all this extraneous crap like affirmative action, etc. Do the deed and every soccer Mom in American won't fall for the welfare nonsense, poor ghetto kid on drugs boohoo, that sort of propaganda.
It's something to think about.