Nailed it on all fronts. The GOP often gets sucked into opposing these redistributive schemes on the logistics (costs too much, not practical, ineffective) when the premise itself must be rejected.
Reparations is the worst of all the schemes progressives have hatched (and that's saying something).
It's interesting to me that their campaign is taking place on two levels: at the municipal level, where hysterical activists demand cash payments of millions per person, and in DC, where new foundations are proposing a "Reparations Authority" to "invest" in black banks, businesses, housing districts, and so forth. Clever: Shame and threaten the majority with seizure of property, then mollify them with plan B, a new bureaucracy (or racket) to filter taxpayer money at the national level to favored businesses and NGO's.
Exactly. They move the Overton window so that some subversive and malevolent scheme gets to seem merely very bad, so in the name of "can't we all get along" the country is swindled into accepting it.
Right on, great post. The only thing I disagree with is the suggestion to make this a campaign issue. I don't see it gaining support a Republican wouldn't otherwise have, and it could cost a few votes in the Black community. Jim Dueholm
All true. And when the GOP does not put reparations front and center in their campaign against Democrats - and it is a safe bet that they will not - what will you conclude?
Nailed it on all fronts. The GOP often gets sucked into opposing these redistributive schemes on the logistics (costs too much, not practical, ineffective) when the premise itself must be rejected.
Reparations is the worst of all the schemes progressives have hatched (and that's saying something).
It's interesting to me that their campaign is taking place on two levels: at the municipal level, where hysterical activists demand cash payments of millions per person, and in DC, where new foundations are proposing a "Reparations Authority" to "invest" in black banks, businesses, housing districts, and so forth. Clever: Shame and threaten the majority with seizure of property, then mollify them with plan B, a new bureaucracy (or racket) to filter taxpayer money at the national level to favored businesses and NGO's.
Exactly. They move the Overton window so that some subversive and malevolent scheme gets to seem merely very bad, so in the name of "can't we all get along" the country is swindled into accepting it.
Right on, great post. The only thing I disagree with is the suggestion to make this a campaign issue. I don't see it gaining support a Republican wouldn't otherwise have, and it could cost a few votes in the Black community. Jim Dueholm
LOL...so true, regardless.
All true. And when the GOP does not put reparations front and center in their campaign against Democrats - and it is a safe bet that they will not - what will you conclude?
That they need to hire me.