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    [–]SuperGayIsOkay 28 insightful - 1 fun28 insightful - 0 fun29 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    It's really shocking and sad how we've now got this idea that everyone must give personal venmo handouts as penance for stuff their ancestors did to someone else's ancestors. It's such an idiotic idea, not to mention incredibly half-assed compared to actually doing something that benefits society as a whole like working towards an equitable country for all with strong societal protections for everyone (nordic model countries are a role model here).

    Martin Luther King Jr. would be rolling in his grave if he saw how everyone now thinks these shitty instant gratification measures somehow fight racism.

    [–]bbbarbican1 23 insightful - 2 fun23 insightful - 1 fun24 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    If people are now responsible for what their ancestors did centuries ago, boy do I have bad news for the Chinese, Mongols, Turks and Arabs. Africans too. Basically any nationality/country on this planet is going to have to pay up some 'reparations' What a fucking joke.

    [–]chazzstrong 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Sucks worse for those of us who are only third or fourth generation Americans. My family came from Ireland and Wales between WW1 and WW2. If we're on the topic of reparations, I'd like to discuss with the descendants of Northern Africans what my ancestors went through during the Barbary Slave Trade.