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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by tekknik on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @10:47PM (#36796378)
> It has to do with correcting specific and massive historical wrongs in which our government was complicit, not lifting up disadvantaged people generally.

And I tuned out. I’m not paying for the sins of our fathers.

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by ves on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @11:15PM (#36796513)
You’re definitely happily collecting the proceeds of those sins, though, I’m sure.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by tekknik on Thursday July 20, 2023 @02:28AM (#36797434)
being a veteran who swore they’re life, lol no. not a chance.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by corimaith on Thursday July 20, 2023 @05:40AM (#36798463)
We can say that for just about everyone though.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by rayiner on Thursday July 20, 2023 @11:38PM (#36809721)
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by tptacek on Thursday July 20, 2023 @11:47PM (#36809772)
The Chicago suburb that I live in right now was debating a quota system to prevent Black families from moving here within my own lifetime, and was until the late 1990s spending tax dollars to subsidize apartments being held vacant for white families. The harm these programs attempt to correct wasn't in the distant past.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by rayiner on Friday July 21, 2023 @08:41AM (#36813108)
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by tptacek on Friday July 21, 2023 @04:26PM (#36819213)
I can answer this, but first I want to understand better why it matters. It's deliberate, de jure harm inflicted on Black families regardless of the purported and actual benefits to white homeowners.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by tekknik on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @10:04AM (#36862404)
Because the original statement was that white people are gaining advantage because of the sins of our fathers. Most of us remember our lives and know this is not true, unless you think growing up poor with parents that couldn’t even afford school for their kids is an advantage.
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