Omegavegeta wrote:
Slavery reparations would even the playing field, dramatically. It'll never happen, but it's the simplest way to reduce the advantage many whites have by way of the inherent wealth they enjoy for no other reason than they were not born the descendant of a slave.
What's bizarre is that I've been reading this thread, and Alma does have a legitimate question/point/whatever with regard to your response, but it's
not the one he keeps making.
IIRC, someone asked why his family, who weren't in this country when slavery existed, should have to pay reparations for those actions just because he happens to be white? As an extension, we could ask how one would determine who gets those reparations as well, but that's a separate question.
Alma quoted that question and asked you to respond. Your response was simply "post 15". The problem is that the cartoon does not address the question which was asked. The kid who's up top isn't the same kid who stepped on the other 150+ years ago. And in many cases, he's not descended from that kid, nor are many who might demand AA descended from the kid who was stepped on either.
You might have a point if AA and even reparations were aimed at just those who were descended from slaves. But they're not. And the arguments for why they aren't get more and more tortuous the farther you delve into them. It's certainly not as simple as the cartoon makes it out and it's kinda silly to refuse to provide any more argument *except* that cartoon. Now admittedly in this case, it appears to be working, but let's not think that you're really winning any great mental battles here, shall we?