Is there really such a thing as a Reparations movement...?

[Capn]

I hate to bring this up, however I watched C-span last night covering an open discussion between Horowitz and Dorothy Lewis (ncobra). Lewis made reference multiple times to the "reparations movement." Is there such a thing?

 

[Xede]

I don't think there is really much of a reparations movement... their position is so weak I think even very few liberals take them seriously. That Horowitz-Lewis (co-chair of "N'COBRA" National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America) debate was held on the campus here. Here's a couple of quotes from Lewis:

1) "Reparations is not about the debt; it is about the wealth. With reparation, we can [support] ourselves without the vouchers and handouts." Speaks for itself. Essentially says the black community is incapable of taking care of itself without huge payments from the government. They're willing to trade one payment (reparations) for another (vouchers and handouts). The statement "Reparations is not about the debt; it is about the wealth" seems really suprising. You'd think they would say the opposite. In other words, it's not about justice, it's about money.

2) Lewis said that African-Americans at least need reparations so that they can leave the country and go back to Africa in ships "in style." [Dr Evil voice]Riiiiiiight.[/Dr Evil voice]

3) Lewis described blacks in prison as "the two million African-Americans warehoused in the concentration camps they call prisons."

Not debating reparations itself here, just sharing some of the kooky things their national co-chair said.

 

[Triumph]

yeah, I caught that too. pretty stupid if you ask me: there's so many holes in her arguments that it's not even funny. Seems the audience was behind her. I wouldn't take that as a sampling of the general population, though. Hardly anyone agrees with this crap.

 

[JimmyEatWorld]

I don't take them seriously at all either.....does anyone??

 

[Ferocious]

Not me.

Seems like this bogus movement is limited to several hundred whackos around the country.

This type of crap only appears as news (USUALLY) on conservative crap sites like Newsmax.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Is there really such as thing as a search function on Anandtech??


Nice, long topic on Slavery and Reparations...

 

[Capn]

ahh the ever present search function reminder. Yes I know there's a search function, thanks. Seeing as this was partially about a discussion on Wednesday and was shown on C-span as late as last night I think a new post was warranted.

 

[Dedpuhl]

I think a new post was warranted.