Posted on 02/21/2019 12:51:02 PM PST by Zhang Fei
Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), who are both running for president, have reportedly said they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery.
The New York Times reported Thursday that Harris affirmed her support for reparations in a statement after agreeing last week with a radio host that reparations are necessary.
"We have to be honest that people in this country do not start from the same place or have access to the same opportunities," Harris said in the statement. "Im serious about taking an approach that would change policies and structures and make real investments in black communities."
Warren has also said that she supports reparations, according to the Times, though her campaign declined to provide further details to the newspaper.
The Hill has reached out to both campaigns for comment.
Warren and Harris are both pursuing the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 and the Times noted that previous Democratic presidential candidates have not supported reparations.
Among those who have not backed the policy are former President Obama, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Democratic rival that year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Times noted. Sanders is running for president again in 2020.
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Smollett’s been invited to entertain at the DNC convention....he will sing the 50’s hit
“I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter.”
“West (by God) Virginia”
That’s what my mom called it, except she just said ‘West By God’ and assumed everyone she met knew what she meant!
What’s not to love about that?
Good one.
Yeah this would be GREAT.
Any real amount would have to be in the hundreds of billions.
Americans of central and south american descent won’t be thrilled.
People come into this country as immigrants, start a business, and become prosperous. The only thing holding Blacks back is their self-perception, forced on them by leftist policies such as affirmative action.
There is no reason why anyone should be forced to give them money to validate their failures.
Yes, there are so many half black, half whites now that they would be spinning like tops, paying and receiving. Isn’t it funny that anyone who has even five percent “African American” dna now calls himself black. I saw one on TV claiming to be the “first black” person to do something and he looked as white as I am and I look like a Swede.
I totally agree with this 100%. All democrats should pay reparations since Democrats are the ones who owned slaves, and it should NOT come from taxpayer money. The Union fought to end slavery. Democrats formed the Confederacy, so either the Confederacy still has money laying around or Democrats should just pony up out of their own pockets, keep the Union out of it. We should start a movement, come on let’s us join Fauxcahontas and Kamalatoe “Democrats! Pay up now!”
Show me a person still alive from about 1865 who actually was a slave, and I will support THEM getting 40 acres & a mule.
However, as they won’t know what to do with the mule to keep it viable, they can sell the 40 acres to pay for the lawsuit for failing to properly take care of the mule.
Goldman
Ty
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