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| Presidential Hopeful Marianne Williamson on Reparations: ‘Whatever It Costs' It's a 'Debt We Owe' |
| 2019-04-15 |
| [PJ] WASHINGTON ‐ Marianne Williamson, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, argued that reparations for descendants of slaves are a "debt we owe" as a society. Williamson has suggested allocating $100 billion to a council that would spend the money on programs that benefit African-American ancestors of slaves as a form reparations. Williamson was asked how she would pay for reparations, specifically where she would allocate the money from in the federal budget. In response, Williamson said that "nobody" asks that same question when tax cuts are passed or when wars are waged. "This is not a debt we can afford to delay any longer. The economic restitution for two and a half centuries of slavery followed by 100 years of domestic terrorism. Germany has paid $89 billion to Jewish organizations since World War II," Williamson said during a CNN town hall on Sunday evening. "It's simply a debt we owe. This country will not heal until we take a serious moral inventory. A nation must undergo the same level of deep moral inventory [and] admission of our character defects. Racism is a character defect. Let's end this. Let's fix this. Let's solve this. Reparations won't end everything but it will be a profound gift. It implies a mea culpa. It implies a recognition of a debt owed and therefore, it carries not only economic power but spiritual force -- whatever it costs, it's time to do this," she added. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #19 In the immortal words of Alfred E. Neuman, dressed up as Tonto: "Who's we, paleface?" |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2019-04-15 21:14 |
| #18 The primary reason I have always been against the whole reparations is 15 to 20 years down the road we'll have a whole new generation screaming "where be my 'perations" |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2019-04-15 19:12 |
| #17 Dozy New Age bint. |
| Posted by: charger 2019-04-15 17:51 |
| #16 I lost 4 ancestors at Gettysburg (3 Infantry and 1 Calvary) and 2 at Antietam (both Infantry). Also eight more in other lesser battles during the Civil War. Scottish/Welsh and New Yorkers all. Bite me, Marianne. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2019-04-15 16:20 |
| #15 How many whites came in the waves of immigrants after the civil war? How many whites came from Northern states and never had slaves. How many blacks came to the US after slavery was abolished. How many blacks owned slaves. How do you handle folks that fit multiple categories. Why should Asian and latino americans have their tax dollars used for this? Lots of issues with no answers beyond the idea is stupid. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-04-15 15:58 |
| #14 Get a job. |
| Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147 2019-04-15 14:09 |
| #13 NO It is a debt ONLY the democrat party owes. Go fuck off and die in fire. |
| Posted by: newc 2019-04-15 14:03 |
| #12 What's with the "we", white woman?!? Besides, I claim exemption under the "corruption of blood" clause of the Constitution. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-04-15 11:03 |
| #11 I did this |
| Posted by: ranture 2019-04-15 09:30 |
| #10 PAID IN FULL, EBT(snap), welfare, Section 8, college loans & ETC. Now B.I.O.Y.A$$ |
| Posted by: Black Charlie the Hairy4811 2019-04-15 09:27 |
| #9 Look toots, none of my ancestors were here back then and we don't owe you jack. Reparations embodies both sides of the lefty "by association" coin. All whites are guilty by association, even if it can be conclusively proved none of their ancestors were in any way involved in slavery. All blacks are victims, even if they were slavers themselves. And don't even start to try to figure out where muzz slavers fit in then or now. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-04-15 09:11 |
| #8 That would be slavery and segregation maintained and supported by the Democratic Party. Why should America pay for the crimes of one party when the other party freed the slaves at tremendous human cost? It's your sin not ours. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-04-15 07:35 |
| #7 Who is she? I don't think I've ever heard of this occupant of the clown car before. Look toots, none of my ancestors were here back then and we don't owe you jack. So go suck a lemon. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-04-15 07:34 |
| #6 She says she owes someone reparations for slavery? Who did she own? And why isn't she in prison for it? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2019-04-15 06:35 |
| #5 The goal is not reparations. The goal is power. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-04-15 06:23 |
| #4 Here's a loincloth and a ticket to Africa. You're now whole. Leave your passport on the ticket counter as receipt. |
| Posted by: Pearl Brown6709 2019-04-15 06:17 |
| #3 Reparations won't end everything but it will be a profound gift. ...Or in other words, this is where the demands start. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-04-15 06:11 |
| #2 Descendants of Union Civil War troops would be exempt? And people like Obama wouldn't qualify. We'd need to calculate the percent of slave ancestry, or go with the 'one drop black is black' rule, or to be non-racist, the 'one drop white is white' variant. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2019-04-15 01:42 |
| #1 I am "debt" free, even got a little back on my 2018 Federal tax return. I would strongly encourage Ms. Williamson to seize the moment and pay as much reparation as she can afford. Hitching a ride on the Holocaust express, very tiring. Very tiring indeed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-04-15 01:18 |