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Fuck Chicago.

 

Amid winds of change as America confronts its race issue, a reparations resolution dismissed by many as the stuff of dreams was unanimously passed by a Chicago City Council committee Friday and is scheduled to go before the full council June 17.

The resolution would establish a “Chicago Citizens of African Descent Reparations Commission” to investigate how one of the most segregated cities in the nation could best make amends for the impact of slavery.

Up for discussion by the Committee on Human Relations Thursday, black and Latino aldermen called the resolution timely and necessary, in the aftermath of the cellphone-recorded killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protests that grew violent as they unfurled across the nation, triggering a collective discourse over institutional racism.

With the committee vote on the resolution tabled for Friday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration introduced an alternative late Thursday. It had one key difference.

Lightfoot sought to drop establishment of the 16-member commission that would be tasked with holding hearings and developing a plan to “ensure equity, equality and parity for citizens of African descent in Chicago who are mired in poverty.”

The mayor’s office declined to address the reparations resolution or why the mayor sought to ditch the commission, saying in a statement that Lightfoot is all for righting past wrongs.

“The economic, health and social disparities that plague African Americans are the result of decades of discrimination, segregation and systemic racism,” a spokeswoman said.

“Mayor Lightfoot is committed to and supports examination of the state of equity in Chicago to begin to right the wrongs of the past in order to overcome the many obstacles to employment, education, housing, justice, due process, health care and more facing African Americans.”

https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/6/6/21282299/chicago-reparations-african-american-resolution-city-council

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LOL!  Excellent!!!  This is excellent!  They can use the money that they will save from disbanding LE....while simultaneously raising taxes on the whole state to pay for this.

Yes, this is gonna be good!

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what was the state and federal welfare been conciderd for the last 4 generations . can we deduct that and then bill back for what is still owed to the states  from the reparations package ? 

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32 minutes ago, Ez ryder said:

what was the state and federal welfare been conciderd for the last 4 generations . can we deduct that and then bill back for what is still owed to the states  from the reparations package ? 

If you added up everything they've cost society, they would be paying reparations..

 

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2 minutes ago, Phoenix said:

If you added up everything they've cost society, they would be paying reparations..

 

You should have a seat at the table for sure... 

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1 minute ago, Anler said:

What will? 

Nothing....its too political of issue to ever let it go away.

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2 minutes ago, Anler said:

Give me a million dollars and I will shut up. 

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You already  have millions.....need to give more to the government. 

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I say we designate an ambassador for black folks in America whose roots can be traced back to slavery. give that ambassador $3 trillion dollars to dish out amongst the blacks. Hit up England, France and Holland to pitch in because they engaged also. Done and done! Its not like we care about trillions we just gave a bunch of banks and corps who ran their shit all ugly like eleventy trillion and that shut them up. 

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Just now, Anler said:

I say we designate an ambassador for black folks in America whose roots can be traced back to slavery. give that ambassador $3 trillion dollars to dish out amongst the blacks. Hit up England, France and Holland to pitch in because they engaged also. Done and done! Its not like we care about trillions we just gave a bunch of banks and corps who ran their shit all ugly like eleventy trillion and that shut them up. 

What about the tribes in Africa who captured and sold them in the first place.   Still happens there.

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1 minute ago, Highmark said:

What about the tribes in Africa who captured and sold them in the first place.   Still happens there.

No thats on them!

I take that back. bomb them until they are free!

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6 minutes ago, Anler said:

I say we designate an ambassador for black folks in America whose roots can be traced back to slavery. give that ambassador $3 trillion dollars to dish out amongst the blacks. Hit up England, France and Holland to pitch in because they engaged also. Done and done! Its not like we care about trillions we just gave a bunch of banks and corps who ran their shit all ugly like eleventy trillion and that shut them up. 

What % negro african do they have to be to qualify? :read:

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1 minute ago, ford_428cj said:

What % negro african do they have to be to qualify? :read:

I dont know, let the black "ambassador" decide. That gets us off the hook. :bc: 

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