>>12883
good find.
>If not even an avowed socialist can be bothered to grapple with reparations, if the question really is that far beyond the pale, if Bernie Sanders truly believes that victims of the Tulsa pogrom deserved nothing, that the victims of contract lending deserve nothing, that the victims of debt peonage deserve nothing, that that political plunder of black communities entitle them to nothing, if this is the candidate of the radical left—then expect white supremacy in America to endure well beyond our lifetimes and lifetimes of our children.
this is classic coates:
1. run on sentences filled with qualifiers.
2. useless rhythmic repetition at the expense of brevity,clarity, others.
3. coatesisms and general abuse of language.
4. victim complex and poor rhetoric around subjects with which he considers there to be a canonical interpretation.
let's take a look at the victims of contract lending and "debt peonage". I assume this is in relation to redlining covered reasonably (to at least an undergrad standard) on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining
the conclusions we can draw:
1. not lending in low income neighbourhoods is racist because black people live in low income neighbourhoods.
2. trying to develop a lending strategy that incorporates the inherent risk of lending in low income neighbourhoods is racist because black people can't pay back these loans.
3. earning enough money to get out of the ghetto is racist if you are white. you should be enriching your local community with your income and stolen stereos.
How exactly does Oh'bama Co-ates plan to structure a reparations program for the so called victims of redlining that won't lead to government cash ending up in the despicable payday loans industry, or rewarding people for credit fraud?