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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic
Thanks for trying to translate.
"Repatriated self-selecting reparation recipients" needs improvement.
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Sure, but so does the definition of a black descendant of a slave who is presently harmed 160 years later. Kinda messy.
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It looks like what you two mean is "the only way I'd ever be for reparations for chattel slavery is if the recipients willingly leave the US."
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Not at all. You show me the living person who suffered institutional chattel slavery in the US, and I will insist they be made as whole as reasonably possible.
Show me a person who despises the US, (the least racist country in the world by far) is willing to trade dignity for easy money... and I'm willing to spend the money necessary to get them outta here (
Which is what they want). Are you not for giving folks what they want when all interests align?
As an aside, we make that tradeoff all the time. As an example, for those who don't want to abide in civilized society, we pay $80k per year to isolate them from society. They want to exist apart from the broader society as evidenced by their behavior, and we oblige. I was a member of that group for a period of time, so I speak with authority.
This explains my comment regarding folks that want something stupid. Give it to them, hard.