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Not that I disagree with a single point you made, but wasn't the 40 acres & a mule thing a myth Cannoli Send a noteboard - 01/06/2014 03:48:16 PM

View original post Clearly, ex-slaves were supposed to get 40 acres and a mule for each household ("And a mule? Gee..." as the ex-slaves in Gone with the Wind put it), but that policy was reversed and the land went back to its original owners. The proper way to set reparations would therefore be to calculate the median value of 40 acres and a mule and assign that value to each ex-slave household.
IIRC, that was nothing more than a campaign promise or a proposal, not any sort of actual policy or legitimate commitment on behalf of the government.
4. It would be a disaster. Chappelle's comedy sketch may be a bit extreme, but giving money to people in poverty with little experience managing money is almost a cruel thing to do. It would create cottage industries of scammers and con artists in inner-city areas. In this hypothetical, again, the people who need the money the least would benefit the most.

This, in particular. That's pretty much the de facto state of affairs anyway, with Jackson, Sharpton and their ilk stirring up racial friction primarily in order to maintain their status as the spokesmen for all blacks, and thus their own power and influence. No spokesman for any other special interest group would have the presidential nominees of a major party kissing his ring after being caught buying drugs on tape, or their involvement in such criminal behavior as the Tawana Brawley scam or the anti-semetic riots that killed Yankel Rosenbaum. With scum like this manipulating racial tensions to accrue status and financial gain, I find it almost impossible to believe they would not interpose themselves in the distribution process, much less walk away with a disproportionate chunk of the proceeds.
Cannoli
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/History: The Case for Reparations - 27/05/2014 07:08:52 PM 1221 Views
Only reparations for..... - 27/05/2014 07:34:29 PM 596 Views
you should try actually reading the article first - 27/05/2014 08:33:53 PM 692 Views
my only problem is his conclusion is weak compared with the rest of the article - 27/05/2014 08:31:54 PM 584 Views
Maybe because there is a lack of connection between the history involved and present day problems. - 29/05/2014 01:35:04 AM 572 Views
sure, and i have a bridge for sale..... - 30/05/2014 12:39:03 AM 554 Views
Re: sure, and i have a bridge for sale..... - 30/05/2014 05:06:11 PM 586 Views
faulty assumptions of your heritage aside, the point still stands. - 02/06/2014 08:54:02 PM 536 Views
Faulty assumptions is the entirety of your argument. - 11/06/2014 07:27:29 AM 605 Views
Even without David Chappelle's compelling arguments against, I think it's a crazy idea. - 29/05/2014 07:42:38 PM 669 Views
I was frowning at that part of the article, as well. - 29/05/2014 09:42:53 PM 621 Views
Not that I disagree with a single point you made, but wasn't the 40 acres & a mule thing a myth - 01/06/2014 03:48:16 PM 624 Views
sorry but I see no evidence he wants to have an open an honest discussion - 02/06/2014 02:03:29 PM 592 Views
Should Europe pay restitutions for the damage they did to Africa? - 03/06/2014 01:13:54 PM 573 Views
Sure. - 03/06/2014 06:10:49 PM 541 Views
Absolutely, but only the handful of countries that actually have a colonial past *NM* - 03/06/2014 09:28:58 PM 285 Views
that's not the way it works - 04/06/2014 01:04:46 PM 537 Views
Again, there is an assumption of profit that is not necessarily true - 11/06/2014 02:47:53 AM 701 Views
nope the EU needs to step up the line and starting paying - 11/06/2014 06:05:25 PM 610 Views
One could argue we already do. - 04/06/2014 10:55:44 PM 528 Views

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