Thought experiment. Unlimited funds

Reparations for blacks? Yes but only to anyone still alive that was a slave.
Universal healthcare ok.

No, to reparations. It's been 155 years since the Civil War ended. Not all blacks who live in the U.
S. are ancestors of slaves in the U.S. Their first ancestors who came to the States came after the Civil War. Not all whites are descendants of any slave owners, either.

No to Universal Health Care, either. I'm not going to forget about the money angle because that's a big part of how I have to make a lot of the decisions in my life; big and small. I see nothing positive regarding Universal Health Care in my life.

Not completely. There is a difference in the way that various groups are treated, socially and economically. That's humankind in action. Put little kids in a room together, no adults, and they will form their own groups with their own hierarchy. My words, even dogs do the same thing. Someone leads, others follow. You are correct that being set free (155 yrs ago, or thereabout) was long enough ago that no compensation is called for.

At least that's how I read it.

You make an excellent point. I suspect the real intent was to get "conservatives" on record as being against it and then steer the conversation in a direction that usually results with the inevitable attacks on them for saying they were against it. 

I based that on two sentences.


Would you conservatives pay for reparations to Blacks?



I'm just curious if it is the money that bothers you, or the principle.

I am curious if the intent was anything else than what I stated and quoted. Why would the OP not present it as a general question to all? Hopefully he or she can add that eplanation to the previously asked questions as to whether he or she favored reparations, and why.

You don't understand because you don't wish to. What I posted was very clear. I gave you reasons as to why reparations would be almost impossible to determine and distribute. You avoided that and instead harangued about slavery being unfair and slaves being denied constitutional rights. I didn't see anyone say that it was fair or justified. Simply saying that you feel they deserve cash doesn't mean it is should happen.  Again, how will you determine who gets it? How much? Who are the descendants? What proof will they need? Do people whose families never owned slaves pay for it? Is skin color enough proof? All perfectly legit questions if one where to proceed with reparations.

To you they are ridiculous questions because you have no well thought out idea on how to do it, just to do it. Could that be why "conservatives" don't generally agree to reparations. 

As to understanding conservatives, do you know any that say slavery was a justifable thing? You may find out what you already know which is that many oppose the reparations for some of the very reasons that I gave you and you have chosen to ignore. While at the same time they deplore slavery. 

You position boils down to throw money at the issue and it will solve everything. Seems we have all heard that before.