Should white people set up "Individual Reparations Accounts"?

[X Factor]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

 

[eohrnberger]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

No. Not just no. Oh HELL NO.

Reparations is little more than collective guilt extortion, and has no place in public policy.

 

[Groogrux]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

Nope. Nobody in my family ever owned slaves. Nobody in this country ever was a slave. Nobody owes black people anything.

 

[TheGoverness]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

What do I think of the idea itself? It's a stupid idea.

I shouldn't have to atone for the misdeeds of my ancestors, any more than he should. There's much better ways we can try to go about fixing inequalities within this country than asking for reparations.

 

[Praxas]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

I am 100% for reparations. If you can find a slave owner actually still alive, then they should pay reparations (if they already haven't). Other than that, hell no, it's already been done.

 

[Excon]

Should white people set up "Individual Reparations Accounts"? No.


**** Eric Michael Dyson.

There shouldn't be reparation at all over an institution that was legal.

Funny how he doesn't ask those who originally sold his kin into slavery in the first place.


If anything, the Government should be compensating the those who lost their property.

 

[X Factor]

No. Not just no. Oh HELL NO.

Reparations is little more than collective guilt extortion, and has no place in public policy.

I don't think it would ever be public policy or legislated. I can't help but to find the idea completely ridiculous, though.

 

[Skeptic Bob]

No. Trying fix systemic imbalances that have resulted from historic discrimination and oppression is one thing. But white people alive today have no individual culpability for what happened in the past.

 

[Ockham]

Noope!

All of my ancestors up to the 1850's were in Hungry or the former Yugoslavia indentured to the government there doing manual labor or in Austria and Germany building ships. I nor any of my ancestors ever owned a slave or were part of slavery, so no reparations from me. We only came to America in the 1930's and 1950's.

 

[Skeptic Bob]

There shouldn't be reparation at all over an institution that was legal.

That I disagree with. I would have fully supported reparations being paid to those who were actually enslaved.

 

[americanwoman]

:lol: Some people will say anything to try and get a little attention.

 

[joG]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

I might not understand why and it's a bad precedent as well as strengthening a self destructive mindset in those poor people's heads. But, hey! If that little irresponsibility makes their day....

 

[Dragonfly]

I'll start that account right after I fill the ones for all the individual American Indian tribes "we" all F'd over.

 

[TheGoverness]

I don't think it would ever be public policy or legislated. I can't help but to find the idea completely ridiculous, though.

If there were slaves alive today however, I'd support giving them reparations.

 

[MrWonka]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times
What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

As long as it's a voluntary concept then the people who deserve to be contributing the most will contribute nothing whereas the people are not part of the problem will be the ones most likely to contribute. That would make as much sense as handing out speeding tickets to the slowest drivers.

 

[Excon]

That I disagree with. I would have fully supported reparations being paid to those who were actually enslaved.

Yeah, that is just dumb.

It was a legal institution. You don't hold folks responsible for engaging in a legal activity.


The folks who lost their property have a better claim for reparations than the slaves who were freed do.

 

[X Factor]

:lol: Some people will say anything to try and get a little attention.

Are you referring to me or Dyson? :mrgreen:

 

[Skeptic Bob]

Yeah, That is just dumb.

It was a legal institution. You don't hold folks responsible for engaging in a legal activity.

You hold governments responsible for legalizing atrocities.

 

[ALiberalModerate]

These kinds of articles, which are almost always printed on right wing rags, do nothing but try to gin up anger on the part of whites for something that some professor says that will never, ever, happen.

A better question is:

Should people be concerned at all about things that will never in a million years happen?

 

[joG]

That I disagree with. I would have fully supported reparations being paid to those who were actually enslaved.

But why? If something is legitimate and legal at the time? The more difficult question comes up, when the behavior is legal and largely considered legitimate in the society.

 

[Excon]

You hold governments responsible for legalizing atrocities.

"They" didn't legalize it, it was legal across the world.

What "they" did was make it illegal.

 

[Gonzo Rodeo]

Should black people set up crime offset accounts?

Nope. Because that would also be stupid and racist.

 

[Sweden]

Michael Eric Dyson says whites should keep 'individual reparations account' - Washington Times

Heard about this yesterday. First off, let's be clear, nothing about this is mandatory and probably (hopefully) never could be so let's immediately concede the inevitable "but nobody who doesn't want to doesn't have to" point. That's true. This would be a personal choice. What I'm asking if if you think it's something white people should do. I'm really just curious, more than anything, what you think of the idea itself.

About 130,000 years ago people left Africa to colonise the world. Should Africans open Individual Reparations Accounts? I think not, though I am curious to know if anyone would favour some free money being showered upon them.

 

[eohrnberger]

I don't think it would ever be public policy or legislated. I can't help but to find the idea completely ridiculous, though.

Really?

Congress Introduces Bill To Make You Pay!

Dems renew demand for slavery reparations | Washington Examiner

 

[Jetboogieman]

Nobody in this country ever was a slave.

Just want to point out that strictly speaking, this statement is not true, it does continue to this day in the US in various forms although behind close doors and much more limited than what we're discussing.

Just couldn't help myself there.