Responding to Robert Yorga:
I was at the Green Party endorsing convention and I distinctly remember Lisa
McDonald responding to the question about
reparations positively and mentioning Randall Robinson's book. She said although
reparations was a Federal matter, she would
instruct the city's lobbyist in Washington to seek help.
I distinctly remember R.T. Rybak saying he was against reparations because they
"would cost too much". I don't remember
him mentioning Randall Robinson's book.
Perhaps the people on the Greens screening committee who are on this list can set
the record straight.
Responding to David Brauer:
Germany has paid reparations for many years and is still the economic powerhouse
of Europe. The U.S. recently paid
reparations to the Japanese-Americans for their internment during WWII and we're still
going strong. There is no evidence
that the Federal Government , which spends billions on all kinds of stupid and harmful
stuff like Star Wars and drug wars in
Colombia , will suffer for doing the right thing. Both major political parties have
no problem giving money directly to
people and corporations in the form of tax-breaks, I guess tax-breaks could be called
reparations for rich people.
Since reparations will likely come in the form of increased federal funding for
housing and education for low-income
African-Americans , it would be very "fiscally conservative" and just plain smart for
a mayor of a big city like ours to
endorse reparations.
I read a news story that Johnny Cochrane is preparing to sue the Federal
Government for reparations. My personal point of
view is the U.S. Government should do the right thing , say they're sorry and help the
people who are still suffering from our
nation's legacy of injustice and neglect.
-Ken Avidor
Kingfield
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