O-bam-a: I Can’t Pursue Rep's Because It’s Politically Infeasible

[Londilon]

so does this mean, this article could be made up? If so I'll remove it.

 

[Wild self]

Not the same. The truth is, giving black Americans what we're owed at this point would leave the economy in shambles. It's trillions at this point. Not millions, not
Billions. Trillions.

Just make black people exempt from paying gig taxes and give out grants for black owned businesses and education institutions.

 

[SubZero]

Yall are getting hung up on this about checks. Its about creating institutions that empower self determination like banks, schools, industry, farming, etc; nation building.

You couldn't have said it better. The utter ignorance on the thread is just astounding/bewildering.


Most of them don't even understand what reparations entail and you have got people who're claiming that they're self-made and the ones who claimed they are about to finish college - yet they don't understand what reparations would contribute to their lives, their immediate community, and future generations.

And you have got the ones trying too hard to defend Obama and the lack of tact he displayed with he said, while saying a lot without saying anything. What Obama said is going to be used by cacs for a long time against proponents of reparations - that is how idiotic it's. Certain things are better left alone when you don't have the answers. Obama has always been a careless/reckless talker without the TelePrompter and he just exposed himself again.

 

[10:31]

Welp

 

[onelastdeath]

Just make black people exempt from paying gig taxes and give out grants for black owned businesses and education institutions.

It's really not as simple as "Just ..."

I'm not sure why people think they know more than the President when it comes to politics. And he's certainly not the c00n people make him out to be.

Believe they would have kicked his ass out of office if this was something he ran with or brought up early in his presidency.

Reparations are a pipe dream for black Americans.

The truth is, and will always be, that America is not designed for black people to thrive in numbers. It's been this way since the country was founded and it'll be this way the day the country falls.

 

[93 til]

I was never holding my breath for it in the first place but Obama was better off keeping his mouth shut

 

[Kaypain]

All you butthurt ass nikkas in here

 

[Worthless Loser]

So, is anyone going to go into reparations in detail? Is anyone going to breakdown why Jews and Japanese got their reparations vs why it would be harder for blacks to get them?

Or are a bunch of people just going to scream reparations like they have tourette syndrome?

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

You can do anything you put your mind too if thats what you really care about but we see that black peoples pain and suffering is not what he's really worried about but Ill never stop believing that someone will care and do some thing about it and you shouldnt either

The words politically infeasible seem to be going over your head. It's not a if you put your mind to it situation.They didn't care enough to give real slaves their reparations so why believed they would care about giving them to 4-5 generations down the line?

A thing about numbers.

There was roughly 4 million Af-Ams in 1860. The number is around 42 million today.

Which makes it even more of a clusterfukk. Where do you start? Where do you end?

You guys really think the government is going to sit at a round table burning the midnight oil trying to figure this all out?

 

[Kaypain]

Obama, can you explain why these are feasible but paying to Black Americans is infeasible?

I'm sure Obama reads The Coli...

 

[Pete Wrigley]

Just treat African Americans like a non-profit and we don't pay taxes for the rest of our lives.

Reparations problem solved

 

[Dr. Sebi Jr.]

Didn't the US pay Japanese Americans, Native Americans, Jewish Americans, etc?

Did those groups organize, formulate a plan, and then formally demand reparations from the US government?

Should we do that?
Or should we expect one man to hand us ten trillion dollars from all white people?
Where is Dr. Umar's school?

 

[Kaypain]

Govenment would just take my shyt anyways lIke they take my income tax

 

[crush_sumpin]

malcolm x was in the beginning stages of suing for reparations before he died. johnnie cochran, and a couple of black intellectuals were in the process of bringing up charges against the united states for reparations before he died. I believe black americans should receive reparations, in the form of individual checks, as well as programs, one such being free or significantly reduced pricing for higher education. I also believe the other races of people who have been paid grinning in our faces, while we are suppose to forget about it & move on..

altho there is something to what obama said, I also agree he should stfu instead of detailing. remember, obama is a puppet for those who really run this country. a figurehead just like all the rest.

 

[Londilon]

Did those groups organize, formulate a plan, and then formally demand reparations from the US government?

Should we do that?
Or should we expect one man to hand us ten trillion dollars from all white people?
Where is Dr. Umar's school?

You act like I'm against black americans doing the bolded. Problem is that people (like you) yell that there is no point in asking cause its impossible. Ask them why we should or shouldn't not me.