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Aug 23 • 3 tweets • 3 min read
So I been going through the Providence "reparations" commission report and it's some sick stuff

It opens with a quote by Frederick Douglass making you think this is about repairing descendants of slaves but in reality all groups, including white Americans, are eligible
So although the report defines "reparations" as closing the racial wealth gap and has lots of charts and data showing Black-White disparities, it does not recommend direct cash payments to descendants and is an #AllLivesMatter agenda masquerading as reparations for slavery
This is quite a common tactic where institutions starts with addressing the crimes of US chattel slavery, but ends with helping all "minorities" or "marginalized communities

Here's another example from Providence, Rhode Island

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The Tropics in New York (1925)
By W.A Domingo 🇪🇸 🇯🇲

A West Indian's view on America

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Jul 19
"Participants were faster to correctly “shoot” a Black armed target than a White, Latino, or Asian armed target but slower to correctly “not shoot” a Black unarmed target"

"Thus, the perceived threat Blacks pose appears to overwhelm any potential threat from other groups"
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