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Home Front: Politix
The Fallacy Of Reparations
2022-01-20
NN2N1 parked the essay at JustPaste.it so as not to use up Fred’s electrons. Those interested in following his logic will find it at the link. Here’s the taste he shared:
[JustPasteIt] FOREWORD
More than likely you have heard the phrase; "Forty acres and a mule" acquitted to Reparations. This is what the crazy idea of Reparation is based on.

So where did all this Race Pandering, Baiting and Pimping that is used every national election year to stir up certain voters, but never happens, start?

Where did this semi-annual process to emotionally stir up certain voters emotions to blindly forget they are supporting the same Political Party that just 50 years ago was still openly supporting; Jim Crow Laws, Open Discrimination, separate lunch counters and bathrooms. The use of fire hoses, attack dogs and yes even lynchings. Well it was initially started by Civil War Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman on or about January 16, 1865. It's purpose then was little more than a carrot on a stick offer, just like today.
Posted by:NN2N1

#9  ^ ... in which case, "America has given the Negro people the Negro people have given America a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds."
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-20 15:02  

#8  But if we deduct the cost of crimes committed by minoritahs from that, it might be a lot more.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-20 14:55  

#7  OK include the Union wounded.

An actuary would value a life today at $10 million. So 360k lives are equivalent to restitution / reparations of $3.6 trillion in today's dollars.

Add in the trillions in post-Great Society transfers and the debt is more than paid off.
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-20 14:51  

#6  Merrick, only about 360,000 of those Civil War deaths can be counted - the others died on behalf of the Confederacy. (And even of the 360,000, over 200,000 died of accident or disease.)
Posted by: Glenmore   2022-01-20 14:13  

#5  Race Pandering, Baiting and Pimping idea that surfaces every national election year to stir up certain voters is insulting and demeaning. Its sole purpose is to stir up trouble in this country and try to hustle votes to try to put/keep the Party of the KKK in power.
Posted by: JohnQC   2022-01-20 09:10  

#4  Paid for in the blood and lives of 600,000 Americans in 1861-1865.

Paid In Full.
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-20 06:56  

#3  The logic is clearly explained, but one must first accept the existence of evil, greed, hatred, and envy.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-01-20 06:27  

#2  :-) I admit to enjoying thoughtful logic laid out for me to ponder and learn from. Thank you, NN2N1.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-01-20 03:40  

#1  My Logic is basically.

Why are we discussing Reparations at all?

It fails so many legal and constitutional law tests to even be discussed.

Of which I pose many such pointed questions.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-01-20 03:19  

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