The nations only Black governor, Wes Moore, just blocked Maryland's reparation Taskforce bill.

[King_Kamala61]

Reparations politically speaking is not feasible and are a pipe dream, anyone honest will acknowledge that, spending useful political capitol on what the conservative right wing trump supreme court that abolished 50 years old jurisprudence on affirmative action will declare unconstitutional within seconds its not smart. The same supreme court that dismantled the voting rights act, overturned roe vs wade and affirmative action will suddenly let a racially exclusive policy to black Americans only get enacted and implemented? The notion is asinine. Reparations arent possible until the makeup of the highest court in the land changes.

Saying reparations aren’t “feasible” because the Supreme Court is corrupt is like saying we shouldn’t fight fires because arsonists are in charge. Justice doesn’t wait for permission from the very system that profits off injustice.

Reparations aren’t asinine—they’re overdue. What’s truly asinine is calling justice impossible just because the road is hard. Change the court? Fine. But don’t use a broken system as an excuse to abandon the people it broke.

You ain't American...stfu and geaux suck some donkey dikk you fukking Chester

 

[Roger king]

Saying reparations aren’t “feasible” because the Supreme Court is corrupt is like saying we shouldn’t fight fires because arsonists are in charge. Justice doesn’t wait for permission from the very system that profits off injustice.

Reparations aren’t asinine—they’re overdue. What’s truly asinine is calling justice impossible just because the road is hard. Change the court? Fine. But don’t use a broken system as an excuse to abandon the people it broke.

You ain't American...stfu and geaux suck some donkey dikk you fukking Chester

It is not an excuse its simply the political reality ignoring it shows your naivety and political ignorance. Trump appointed three right wing conservative justice in their early 50s that are opposed to any sort of racially exclusive politics or any form of affirmative action, they are going to be on the court for at least another 20 years, that's not to talk about trump current tenure where he will replace aging justices clarence thomas and alito with even more right wing crazy conservatives that are younger and will be on the court 30-40 years maintain the right wing majority. There is no way to ''change the court'' for the foreseeable future, and the opposition lacks the numbers in congress ,house and senate to ever pass any bill to increase the court size, short of that reparations is a pipe dream, the court has shown they dont care about logic or reason and will go along with any right wing ideals or principles, i simply dont see how spending political capitol on an issue with no feasible resolution base on the political realities is wise.

 

[King_Kamala61]

It is not an excuse its simply the political reality ignoring it shows your naivety and political ignorance. Trump appointed three right wing conservative justice in their early 50s that are opposed to any sort of racially exclusive politics or any form of affirmative action, they are going to be on the court for at least another 20 years, that's not to talk about trump current tenure where he will replace aging justices clarence thomas and alito with even more right wing crazy conservatives that are younger and will be on the court 30-40 years maintain the right wing majority. There is no way to ''change the court'' for the foreseeable future, and the opposition lacks the numbers in congress ,house and senate to ever pass any bill to increase the court size, short of that reparations is a pipe dream, the court has shown they dont care about logic or reason and will go along with any right wing ideals or principles, i simply dont see how spending political capitol on an issue with no feasible resolution base on the political realities is wise.

You’re not describing “political reality.” You’re describing surrender. Yes, the court is stacked. Yes, the opposition is fierce. And yes, that makes the fight harder—but not fighting at all? That’s not wisdom. That’s learned helplessness masquerading as strategy.

Every movement for justice has been “politically impossible” until it wasn’t. Enslavement was protected by law. Jim Crow was the law. Women couldn’t vote by law. If everyone thought like you, none of that would’ve changed. So stop confusing realism with resignation.

You claim to value political capital, but what’s more politically valuable than mobilizing a generation around a clear moral cause? Even if the current court strikes it down, the push reshapes the national conversation, builds power, and prepares the ground for when the winds shift.

So no—reparations aren’t a pipe dream. Giving up before we’ve even started? That’s the real fantasy.


Shut the fukk up you fukking CHOMO

 

[Gloxina]

exactly. If Homie ran again You think he’d lose because of this even in Black ass Maryland???

fukk reparations homie feeds a ton of Boule’ members who backdoor regular Black people everyday.

You may never get Reparations but there’s dozens of Black people building additions on their mansions in Upper Marlboro and Resiterstown.

Now, I don’t like his decision at all, but I do think that, again, we gotta put shyt in perspective.

“Black ass Maryland” is 50% White and 30% Black, 20% Hispanic & Asian.

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Other races will not vote for Black politicians in major races/seats if they are explicitly running on reparations.
Y’all have got to realize that.

It’s been mentioned before- if we are voting in a politician who is running on reparations, it has to be on the LOCAL LEVEL, and we help push that person higher in the political realm because they will have to answer to the ppl who put them there (us).

Local government like- county board of supervisors, school board (curriculum; are local schools teaching the kids the truth about this nation’s history?), County executives, city council, mayors, etc.

Are we putting Black ppl who are advocating for us and our platform(s) in those positions I listed above? That’s where it starts.

I ain’t being funny but this is a case where I agree with @Wiseborn ; Moore has to answer to the ppl who put him in position. And no, that’s not just the voters; that’s the ppl who convinced him to enter politics. But even with that, he still had to get votes from a decent number of whites to win his state.


If anything he’s gonna have to try to enact policies that benefit Black folks in MD but are not explicitly for them, I guess like Obama tried. Remember this is Trump’s America and there are plenty of racist ass white ppl in MD too.
Once you leave the major areas and ride out, there are plenty of places where there are few to no Black ppl at all.

 

[Gloxina]

You’re not describing “political reality.” You’re describing surrender. Yes, the court is stacked. Yes, the opposition is fierce. And yes, that makes the fight harder—but not fighting at all? That’s not wisdom. That’s learned helplessness masquerading as strategy.

Every movement for justice has been “politically impossible” until it wasn’t. Enslavement was protected by law. Jim Crow was the law. Women couldn’t vote by law. If everyone thought like you, none of that would’ve changed. So stop confusing realism with resignation.

You claim to value political capital, but what’s more politically valuable than mobilizing a generation around a clear moral cause? Even if the current court strikes it down, the push reshapes the national conversation, builds power, and prepares the ground for when the winds shift.

So no—reparations aren’t a pipe dream. Giving up before we’ve even started? That’s the real fantasy.


Shut the fukk up you fukking CHOMO

We do have to fight but I think the ultimate point is, are WE putting these politicians is position?

Did he discuss reparations on the campaign trail?

Are we using our resources and political power to put someone on the ballot who represents OUR needs?

That’s the point. I’m not even saying I'm for/against breh. But did he run with reparations as part of his campaign?
The ppl who run his campaign told him how to vote on this because the goal is continue his political career and he ain’t winning white, Hispanic, Asian etc votes talking about reparations. That’s the real.

What politicians are WE funding and putting on the ballot to be voted in?

Like I said, it’s been mentioned before. We need to be really involved at the grassroots level putting people in position in local government. And if they don’t do what we like, they lose our support and votes. Which means that can’t reach higher office without our support. THAT is how we get politicians who advocate for us.

 

[King_Kamala61]

We do have to fight but I think the ultimate point is, are WE putting these politicians is position?

Did he discuss reparations on the campaign trail?

Are we using our resources and political power to put someone on the ballot who represents OUR needs?

That’s the point. I’m not even saying I'm for/against breh. But did he run with reparations as part of his campaign?
The ppl who run his campaign told him how to vote on this because the goal is continue his political career and he ain’t winning white, Hispanic, Asian etc votes talking about reparations. That’s the real.

What politicians are WE funding and putting on the ballot to be voted in?

Like I said, it’s been mentioned before. We need to be really involved at the grassroots level putting people in position in local government. And if they don’t do what we like, they lose our support and votes. Which means that can’t reach higher office without our support. THAT is how we get politicians who advocate for us.

fukk all those who ain't for Reparations.....fit Men need to shed blood

 

[Gloxina]

“Together, we must take urgent action to address the barriers that have walled off Black families in Maryland from work, wages, and wealth for generations,” Moore, a Democrat, wrote to top lawmakers in his veto message.

nikka reparations could have helped

But he has his suburban home, connections , kids going to good schools and Oprah always around

And he talking about barriers

U nikkaS BETTER STOP HOPING FOR REPARATIONS AND STAY FOCUS ON WORKING, Staying above water and if non of these local state politicians don’t have your best interests at heart, u take their vote away

YES! Exactly.


/thread

 

[Gloxina]

fukk all those who ain't for Reparations.....fit Men need to shed blood

You didn’t address what I said. Lol
That’s an emotional response.

Lol @ mentioning fit men. What that got to do with this

 

[King_Kamala61]

You didn’t address what I said. Lol
That’s an emotional response.

Lol @ mentioning fit men. What that got to do with this

Naw it's a declarative statement...and Wes Moore bytch ass is part of your Fit Men crew......so glad a fat black man ain't selling out

 

[3rdWorld]

Weird..
Caribbean nations themselves seek reparations, so it's not something they're against.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

He said he has a plan to address the wealth gap amongst the black community. We shall see what that plan is. Now let me as both siders if they ever see Republicans proposing plans go decrease the wealth gap for our community.

I like Wes Moore which is why I don’t want him to see him make silly missteps like this. Even if he has a plan to address the wealth gap, that doesn’t eliminate the debt that’s owed.

If every descendant of slavery was a millionaire right now, I’d still want that check. The government should pay what it owes.

If he doesn’t believe in reparations, the shrewd political move would have been to sign off on the study anyway. $54,000 isn’t worth the stigma attached of being perceived to be against reparations.

 

[MrRDU]

We're getting reparations

 

[Born2BKing]

“Together, we must take urgent action to address the barriers that have walled off Black families in Maryland from work, wages, and wealth for generations,” Moore, a Democrat, wrote to top lawmakers in his veto message.

nikka reparations could have helped

But he has his suburban home, connections , kids going to good schools and Oprah always around

And he talking about barriers

U nikkaS BETTER STOP HOPING FOR REPARATIONS AND STAY FOCUS ON WORKING, Staying above water and if non of these local state politicians don’t have your best interests at heart, u take their vote away

People with common sense know reparations aren't happening. Other things can be done though to give our community a head start like the white community got for years of profiting from slavery. I for one think major tax breaks for our community would be a starting place. Also, Federally backed home loans where the down payment is 100% covered. Problem is fukking Republicans have the Supreme Court now and would fight tooth and nail to see that we get nothing. I'm thinking we may be cooked during our lifetime to see any kind of financial gains for us from the government.

 

[Born2BKing]

You’re not describing “political reality.” You’re describing surrender. Yes, the court is stacked. Yes, the opposition is fierce. And yes, that makes the fight harder—but not fighting at all? That’s not wisdom. That’s learned helplessness masquerading as strategy.

Every movement for justice has been “politically impossible” until it wasn’t. Enslavement was protected by law. Jim Crow was the law. Women couldn’t vote by law. If everyone thought like you, none of that would’ve changed. So stop confusing realism with resignation.

You claim to value political capital, but what’s more politically valuable than mobilizing a generation around a clear moral cause? Even if the current court strikes it down, the push reshapes the national conversation, builds power, and prepares the ground for when the winds shift.

So no—reparations aren’t a pipe dream. Giving up before we’ve even started? That’s the real fantasy.


Shut the fukk up you fukking CHOMO

You have more hope that the Republican Supreme Court would not fight reparations than you do that Wes Moore will have a plan that addresses the wealth gap. The fukk? I don't know if you are aware but any kind of government program that is helpful to the black community in this country is lead by Democrats. I hope you know that.

 

[Chelsea Bridge]

I’m half Jamaican and I absolutely love my Jamaican side but when did Caribbean heritage month become a thing?

I live in Maryland and I have never heard anything about this.

Also, how do you veto a bill that helps the actual descendants of oppression in this country?

Now he’s celebrating his heritage.. then celebrate your heritage in your country.. you clearly don’t give a damn about African Americans in the US.