Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To : POINDEXTER FORTRAN
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Sat Jun 07 2025 08:27 am
> Ar> Well, for starters, any political program that talks about
> Ar> "reparations" consisting in you having to pay a protected group for
> Ar> something somebody else did to a third party 250 years ago. It is
> Ar> virtually blaming you for things done by other person just because you
> Ar> happen to be an evil white motherfucker who has to pay.
> That's a very reductive argument. There's been 250 years of systemic
> prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied. The
> people who've lived under those conditions are the poorest, most
> incarcerated, least represented citizens.
The issue is how to remedy it without punishing those that are not involved
in perpetuating the prejudice. Most of what our government will likely
come up with will likely involve "punishing" the general populace
(including the persons supposedly being remedied to) while doing very
little to any politicians or business leaders who are playing active roles
in these issues.
> Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
> famous and successful African-Americans.
This in particular is really stupid. Why bother? It only costs money to
do what they are doing. If they are famous and successful, they should be
celebrated as "American success stories" rather than actively suppressing
their memories.
