> >To make the point that a substantial part of the wealth moved by
>>"reparations" is moved to people--like Alexis Herman, Thomas Sowell,
>>Ward Connerly, Vernon Jordan--who don't especially need it (hell,
>>it's highly probable that at least one of my ancestors involuntarily
>>took the middle passage around 1800) is not "racist."
>>
>>What is your motive for claiming that it is?
>>
>>Brad DeLong
>
>I don't think you are a conscious racist, Brad, if that is any help. You
>just demonstrate a insensitivity of the sort that would drive people of
>color from PEN-L....
>
>Vincene Verdun
>Associate Professor, The Ohio State University College of Law
So it is "insensitive" and "unconsciously racist" to argue that
reparations are a flawed idea because a substantial part of the money
goes to people who don't really need it?
Something is very, very wrong here.
Brad DeLong
