People are getting very defensive about this. I think it should be thought of more like any other social program. You pay for all kinds of things that you could easily argue that you and your family have nothing to do with. I think you either have to make the argument that blacks are somehow inferior, or recognize that their situation has something to do with how they were and still are treated. IMHO there should be major capitol being invested into lower class black communities, and more scholorships available. I'm not sure if I'm for reperations or not, but so far everybody seems to be taking this childish stance "I didn't do it" and ignoring the actual issue.
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People are getting very defensive about this. I think it should be thought of more like any other social program. You pay for all kinds of things that you could easily argue that you and your family have nothing to do with. I think you either have to make the argument that blacks are somehow inferior, or recognize that their situation has something to do with how they were and still are treated. IMHO there should be major capitol being invested into lower class black communities, and more scholorships available. I'm not sure if I'm for reperations or not, but so far everybody seems to be taking this childish stance "I didn't do it" and ignoring the actual issue.