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Harris Steps Up a Major Push for Black Voters
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Do you know how you can help black Americans? Reparations.
I don't see how that gets through Congress, whereas something more like this (but with much larger amounts of capital injection) has a better chance.
Doing the right thing may not be easy, but reparations is the only path to justice.
So reparations or bust? Completely disregard any other (actually achievable) benefit while chasing that golden goose? I understand the frustration, but unfortunately you have to take things one step at a time in modern day politics.
Edit: Hey, why all the downvotes?
I think reparations plus this. Both are necessary as they address different aspects of the injustice.
As for reparations being unrealistic because of the makeup of Congress currently - if Dems can take the House and hold onto the Senate majority, then I have high hopes for 127 DC States plan: https://www.vox.com/2020/1/14/21063591/modest-proposal-to-save-american-democracy-pack-the-union-harvard-law-review
If that goes through, I see the Congress that comes after being much more amendable to the idea of reparations than Congresses past.
No, that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying they should push on reparations even if it’s an uphill battle in congress. Other things are appreciated, but without reparations there is no justice. It’s just patchwork.
Doing the right thing doesn’t win elections. And if we don’t win elections, there is zero chance of making progress.
There's no progress when they do win elections.
So they are both relevant for justice but address different aspects of the wrongs that have been made.
Reparations address the historical wrongs brought on by slavery, kidnapping, etc. Even if things were otherwise perfect today and MLK's dream fully came true, this would still be something needing to be addressed.
But today we still have systematic and institutional racism. So the injustices are currently being compounded upon. The current measures Harris is promising addresses this aspect, but not the former. We need both and shouldn't settle for less - but that means we should support this too.