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re: The Atlantic publishes article claiming white folks stole 6.6 billion dollars of land

Posted on 8/12/19 at 3:13 pm to
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 8/12/19 at 3:13 pm to
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Well, actually you can. That's the entire concept of reparations, which has a very established presence in the modern history of major sovereigns.



Genuine question: when has that been done outside of a nationstate to nationstate sort of deal?

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How would the government writing a check to someone who could prove harm be "damaging and deleterious" to those who own the property lawfully? Is someone talking about taking it back and handing it to someone else?



Because they bear part of the cost. Worse, it burdens those not responsible with the cost as well.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33751 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 3:17 pm to
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Genuine question: when has that been done outside of a nationstate to nationstate sort of deal?
The American government to Japanese-Americans in the 1980s.

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Because they bear part of the cost.
You mean because they're taxpayers? Meh. They'll survive. We seem to despite the farm subsidies we pay.

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Worse, it burdens those not responsible with the cost as well.
This just makes no sense - the US government WAS responsible.
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