• queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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          What.

          It isn’t a contest. Slavery and genocide are both bad and this country should be forced to pay for both! There’s no reason to pit these issues against each other.

          Within California, yeah, the genocide was worse than the slavery. But fuck, slavery isn’t just forced labor. It’s also rape, imprisonment, torture, and worse. California still benefitted from that system, even if they didn’t own their own slaves.

          Reparations for all of Amerikkka’s victims. Bankrupt this shithole demon country to pay back the untold trillions in damages it owes.

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            So how come you’re not arguing for native reparations except when called out on it? It absolutely is a contest in that there’s not infinite money. And natives deserve it more. They should be first in line. We stole their entire land and massacred almost their entire population. Our homes rest on the graves of their ancestors.

            You don’t care about equity or reparations, you just want a cash grab.

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              Because it’s off topic! Literally whataboutism.

              You just don’t want anyone getting reparations. Not Black people, not Natives, no one.

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                It’s only off topic because you guys refuse to address the topic.

                But yes. Literally, what about native Californians. Answer the question.

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                  It’s off topic because the thread is literally about reparations for Black people.

                  And the answer is reparations for every victim of Amerikkka. There’s no need to pick and choose. You just want to pit people against each other so no one gets anything.