So the moment you give me reparations, you’ve made me into a victim without my consent.

iairishcheeks 30461 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 12:38 pm on Jul 28, 2020

On reparations, which will absolutely happen in the first 100 days of Biden's presidency.

Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do about the transfer of money but the impact to the individual.

Link: https://quillette.com/2019/06/20/my-testimony-to-congress-on-reparations/

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So the moment you give me reparations, you’ve made me into a victim without my consent.Link iairishcheeks 12:38pm · 7/28/20
- Most recent Freakonomics podcast had a pretty even-handed discussion on this.NTLink Iggle 5:24pm · 7/28/20
- I’m still waitin on mine from the UK.NT Frank L 1:46pm · 7/28/20
- The thing re reparations: If enacted, it means children can be held responsible for acts of parents NedoftheHill 1:04pm · 7/28/20
- You’re losing it. LanceHarbor 12:58pm · 7/28/20
  - Coleman Hughes, sorry you can't handle it.NT iairishcheeks 6:58pm · 7/28/20
    - I liked you better before you took the red pill.NT LehighND 4:07pm · 7/29/20
  - Lance Harbor brainwashed patient zero for disinformationNT eftg1 2:11pm · 7/28/20
- Reparations will not happen. There’s this thing called “Congress.” Chris94 12:42pm · 7/28/20
  - Okay, but wasn't it you who thought the toppling of Confederate statues would be the... iairishcheeks 7:40pm · 7/28/20
  - Coleman Hughes, none of that. iairishcheeks 7:01pm · 7/28/20
  - Ridiculous to claim that Trump is making this up to scare people.NT Iggle 5:27pm · 7/28/20
    - You're right Piggles - Trumpo would never resort to something that low and neither would his admin.NT jimbasil 5:41pm · 7/28/20
      - Dim. Iggle 6:23pm · 7/28/20
  - Another guarantee! Iggles, are you tracking all these? Gracias.NT MAS 3:28pm · 7/28/20
    - Well played: Another guarantee WILL happen !!!!!NT ColeyO 4:38pm · 7/28/20
  - Scare tactics? The Right is making this up? Is this like the false alarm regarding statues?NT NedoftheHill 1:05pm · 7/28/20
    - You dispute that the Trump campaign is built on fear? Really? Chris94 2:03pm · 7/28/20
      - It’s all he has left. Statues, suburbs, crime, BLM, reparations. Frank L 5:11pm · 7/28/20
        
        The article was written over a year ago. iairishcheeks 7:06pm · 7/28/20
        
        Not my point.NT Frank L 7:48pm · 7/28/20
        
        Proof it is not made up.NTLink NedoftheHill 6:34pm · 7/28/20
        
        Not my point.NT Frank L 7:48pm · 7/28/20
        
        Which of those do you not support?NT ColeyO 6:09pm · 7/28/20
        
        Support none.NT Frank L 7:49pm · 7/28/20
      - Both parties build up fear based on the plans of the other side. That was not my dispute. NedoftheHill 5:09pm · 7/28/20

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