I have struggled to understand why the concept of reparations causes such a visceral reaction for so many. This should not be a partisan issue and it also should not a personal one. This is not about white guilt or black vengeance. Neither has a place in this discussion. Reparations/restitution/redress are a proper course of action whenever an offense has occurred. Delay does not absolve the guilty party of its duty to restore. In this case the guilty party is a federal government that sanctioned violence, theft, enslavement, convict leasing, discrimination, segregation, redlining and more against enslaved humans and their descendants from the inception of the republic until the 1960’s. Survivors of many of these crimes are still living, including my parents generation. I cannot understand how we are so divided that we are unable to agree that we should even STUDY the present day impact and DISCUSS possible remedies to this most accepted and obvious fact of American life. Sadly I have no expectation of America proceeding with HR 40 or any other legislation like it in the near future. Though capable we are not willing or courageous enough to address this. We would rather quote statistics and lament disparities. This should not be.>
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That was a well written but transparent emotional argument for a solution in search of a problem. Reparations is nothing more than extortion. It's a wedge issue progressives came up with to show blacks as victims and stoke racial division. The threat never abates and the payments never stop. Watson should get a job with Enterprise Rent-a-Car, because they have an excellent corporate structure. And they give you all the tools to be your own boss. How much more suitable line of work.