African Americans Reparations?

[Senpai]

(This is all hypothetical, just hear me out, I'm a Libertarian who is very fiscally Conservative.)

I constantly hear black activists in the US spouting about reparations for slavery, so I say... Let's give it to them!

..hear me out..

The underlying reason some black Americans support the idea of getting reparations from slavery is to be paid off in a humanitarian effort to make amends for the White Colonialism in the 1600s-1800s.. This would be seen as a sort of "beginning" of a more friendly and allied relationship between two of the three most prominent and important races in the United States.

Would I support this normally? HELL NO.
HOWEVER..

If reparations were handed out, amends were made, and each adult citizen received a check for some moderately decent amount that everyone is happy with (This isn't something I have the knowledge to guesstimate), I believe their communities would most likely crumble.. I believe the murder rate across the country would explode, and I believe it would erase the accountability that these radical black activists feel the "White man" should have. It would be a valid "WE TOLD YOU SO" moment that would enable the black communities in the United States to put up or shut up, so to speak.. and make a positive change. And when that change doesn't happen, and only makes it worse, I truly believe it would be the beginning of the end of this racial divide, and a precursor to racial and socioeconomic harmony that we haven't experienced in a long time.

Thoughts? Do you think the financial setback would be worth the potential harmony their failure would create?

[1R0N M4N XL]

I remember this on chapell's show

( just for joke comedy entertainment/no offense/nothing serious)

[Sikeliot]

I support reparations provided that they are paid to communities, not to individuals. They should be used to rebuild inner city schools predominantly attended by black children, building community centers in predominantly black areas, providing affordable and quality housing.

If individuals of any race received a direct payout they'd just spend it on material items, that's human nature.

[Richmondbread]

No. They sold their own into slavery anyway. They need to get over it.

[Carlito's Way]

you are conditioned to believe that we are too stupid
sorry but with that money, our communities would prosper, lower poverty, many of our black people paying off their college debts
many home buyers, lots of investment

our communities would be rebuild again to what they use to be

what you wrote is exactly what YOU wish should happen just to shove it to our face that nothing worked

[Black Panther]

No. They sold their own into slavery anyway. They need to get over it.

Brazil's next president thinks the same way. His name is Jair Bolsonaro. He will straight Brazil up and allow Americans to buy all of our national companies so as to make our internal market more competitive. He's also strong on making Brazil a White nation again.

[Cristiano viejo]

No. No with my money.

[GreentheViper]

No. They sold their own into slavery anyway. They need to get over it.

They did, didn't they? Their own people sold them into slavery because of warring tribes.

[Black Panther]

They did, didn't they? Their own people sold them into slavery because of warring tribes.

Yes. The only people responsible for African American slavery and suffering were other Africans themselves. There would have been no lychings of Blacks if they hadn't sold each other to Europeans to begin with. The blame is entirely on Africans.

[Black Panther]

No. No with my money.

You don't live in the US.