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How do y'all feel about this topic?
Cliffs:
ADOS are American Descendants Of Slaves. Not Jamaicans, Hatians, Dominicans, Nigerians, or other black national groups.
The idea is that this group specifically holds "blood equity" within the United States. Black slaves allowed for the US to become the foremost economy in the world through free labor.
Because post-Emancipation practices and policies were implemented in order to disenfranchise this group, ADOS have never been able to acquire the wealth (not money) and political capital that they need in order to adequately resolve the racial disparities that exist in American society.
The allegation goes that Democrats have adopted the practice of "benign neglect" towards ADOS in favor of legislative agendas advocating mostly for immigrants and the lgbtq community
They allege that this is excessively inclusive and dismissive of the unique problems that ADOS face in the USA
ADOS want reparations. The form these take seem subject to discussion, but they aren't necessarily free checks being handed out to everyone - more like tuition support, land allocation, community development programs, review of the law enforcement system, etc.
ADOS is willing to withhold voting for any candidate that does not commit to such an agenda
TLDR: if the Democrats don't address this **** fast and make some promises, Trump WILL be reelected. That's a fact. I've seen comments online saying "we survived slavery, we'll survive Trump". Given the current state of things, I find that a bold assertion.
How do y'all feel about this? I myself would "classify" as ADOS and agree with the concept in theory, I just worry that the Democrats will be dumb and ignore the issue until it becomes too problematic to avoid.
Cliffs:
ADOS are American Descendants Of Slaves. Not Jamaicans, Hatians, Dominicans, Nigerians, or other black national groups.
The idea is that this group specifically holds "blood equity" within the United States. Black slaves allowed for the US to become the foremost economy in the world through free labor.
Because post-Emancipation practices and policies were implemented in order to disenfranchise this group, ADOS have never been able to acquire the wealth (not money) and political capital that they need in order to adequately resolve the racial disparities that exist in American society.
The allegation goes that Democrats have adopted the practice of "benign neglect" towards ADOS in favor of legislative agendas advocating mostly for immigrants and the lgbtq community
They allege that this is excessively inclusive and dismissive of the unique problems that ADOS face in the USA
ADOS want reparations. The form these take seem subject to discussion, but they aren't necessarily free checks being handed out to everyone - more like tuition support, land allocation, community development programs, review of the law enforcement system, etc.
ADOS is willing to withhold voting for any candidate that does not commit to such an agenda
TLDR: if the Democrats don't address this **** fast and make some promises, Trump WILL be reelected. That's a fact. I've seen comments online saying "we survived slavery, we'll survive Trump". Given the current state of things, I find that a bold assertion.
How do y'all feel about this? I myself would "classify" as ADOS and agree with the concept in theory, I just worry that the Democrats will be dumb and ignore the issue until it becomes too problematic to avoid.