The student government at Western Kentucky University voted last Tuesday to implement reparations for black students by extending free tuition.
This is generating much controversy as the “free” tuition would actually have to be paid for by other students”.
The possibility of white people being forced to pay African-Americans reparations is no longer a laughable matter. Baltimore professor, Laurence Brown has been widely circulating his latest “research” claiming white people owe African-Americans over 40 trillion dollars.
But, many white people also came to America as slaves, and black people were also slave owners in the south. The constructs of race, privilege and due reparations are not as clear cut as black activists would like people to believe.
Who do you think was more likely to own slaves in 1860 in percentage to population, blacks or whites?
Continue reading on the next page to see the shocking statistics black activists don’t want you knowing
Great stuff! Love the pov, the stats and the conclusion material. But what I don’t understand is the question posed…if blacks get free tuition, how is it that they would pay tuition?
White people owned black slaves in 1800s
Black people owned black slaves in 1800s
All whites have to pay reparation to the descendants of former slaves (and others of the same ethnicity due to association) held by white slave owners in 1800s
If the system WASN’T racist and rigged
All blacks would also be expected to pay reparation to the descendants of former slaves (and others of the same ethnicity due to association) held by black slaves owners in 1800s.
That makes no sense which is the point I was attempting to make but sometimes my ideas are out there and only makes sense in my head.
Black student gets free tuition because of “PC” white guilt for low percentage of white slave owners in 1800s
Black student must also pay tuition because of equal logic “black guilt” for actually higher (in context of population) percentage of black slave owners in 1800s.
A = $$ coming in reparation for “white guilt”
+ B = $$ paying out to in reparation for “black guilt”
= Paying your own way, tuition and etc
That just equals the black student paying his own tuition. Take a page out of the book written by the decedents of white slaves… I really really really don’t want for any of this to come across as seeming racist. I just genuinely believe that a culture of installed victimhood combined with entitled privilege or treatment is toxic to success and actually one of the major factors that is actually keeping blacks disadvantaged.
Should I remove that part of the article and take it in a more conventional direction? More than happy to 🙂
Ok I understand. The confusing part was, how could a black receive reparations and also pay them at the same time. I like your take, but should be summed up more clearly. No need to make it conventional, but if you could make your point more obvious.
Sounds good. Will get it cleaned up within next few hours. Thanks!
Ended up just leaving out the part about the equal reparation paradox of black students both receiving and paying reparations. In retrospect I think the point comes across without my cluttering things up with over explaining the absurdity of the situation. Likely distracting from larger picture. On topics I find interesting, and only topics I find interesting lol my mind starts overthinking every minuscule detail or logical step surrounding every little point leading to the overall conclusion. Think that accidentally comes through in my writing sometimes.
overall a great piece now. don’t stop that overthinking, just filter it a bit. 🙂
blacks don’t deserve reparation
Black Americans do not deserve any reparations or government assistance, let them work, to earn what they want,
28% of free BLACKS owned slaves!