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This is a thread for all of us to post articles that we think are really good, but may not compel us to start a thread in General. I'll start it off:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... avery.html

This is an interactive article that goes through the history of the United States and makes a very compelling case for reparations. I read it last night and I've been thinking about it ever since.

hundreds of thousands of white men died so that black men would be free. i do not accept reparations; we already paid the price. the south has been, since the war, a place of poverty for both white and black. since the whites have nothing to be proud of, they look to that one shining moment when they stood up to the rest of the country. they go on about their heritage because of this, because they have literally nothing else to be proud of.

the solution isn't reparations. the solution is more along the lines of guaranteed income. it's not a white/black thing. it's a poor/rich thing. sure, this may help blacks in greater numbers, but reparations is just a way to foster resentment and stoke racial hatred. it's not the correct path.

If by "addressed" you mean "stated that most people feel that way" then yes it was "addressed". I read the article. I was annoyed at it's horrible formatting but more so at the absurdity of reparations

I have a suspicion you actually don't find the article excellent at all tbh

Get out of my thread, kitty.

Now that I've finished kicking Galt around, like the mangy dog he is, have another excellent article:

https://www.gq.com/story/killer-mike-the-atlanta-way

This is a profile on Killer Mike, who is a badass rapper and all-around great guy.