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I disagree with reparations in what I consider to be the “typical” sense. I think reparations would be more effective if they were focused on programming in impoverished communities with higher populations of black people.
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Anonymous 13w

Literally what I’m saying, it shouldn’t be money but systematic changes that are needed

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Anonymous 13w

Typical liberal shit

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

How

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

“We should just means test everything “ is stupid af

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

What are you talking about???

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

What programming are you talking about

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Usually this school of thought involves targeted investments in education, job creation, and social services for POC areas.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Educational, Financial Literacy, Resource Centers (for physical med care and psychological), headstart programming, and community building are just a few examples

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

You’re right that’s never been tried before

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

You’re kidding

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

So you don’t believe that investing money to increase the opportunities available for historically oppressed groups is a good idea?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

What aren’t you understanding

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

Just give us the money we’re owed instead of some convoluted gov program explicitly made to exclude us

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Just giving people money without also investing in their education (especially financial education) and working to improve their access to the banking and investing world would likely do little to improve their lives over any long term. It’s why lottery winners are often broke within a few years of their win, just getting money isn’t enough to lift a community up permanently if they don’t also get non-monetary support.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

If the programs are directed towards you, then how are they excluding you?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

Black people are more educated than whites and we already have our own HBCU system. Don’t you dare compare us to lottery winners

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Yeah, and poor white communities wouldn’t be helped long-term by getting a one-time money infusion either. This isn’t about race, this is about hard cash’s inability to fix systematic problems by itself.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

More educated? Girl…this isn’t about white vs black or even education in general, you’re making this some competition when it’s not. You want a quick payout for some shit you never went through, in reality if you actually had the confidence in your community to succeed above white people then you’d be okay with a system change and not a handout. Hope this helps!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Try again weirdo, what’s up with the random ass race comparison you’re failing to make

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