Far-left Cori Bush, a U.S. congresswoman, suggested $14 trillion in government reparations this week, claiming that America had a “moral and legal responsibility” to make up “for the enslavement of Africans.”
The Missouri Democrat’s campaign was described by National Public Radio as an “Attempt to get the U.S. government to make amends for the practice of slavery and a long history of racist policies thereafter.”
According to NPR, Bush said during a press conference that “the United States has a legal and moral duty of offering reparations for the slavery of Africans and the long-term harm it caused on the lives of many millions of black people.”
She also said that “America must offer reparations if we want future prosperity for all,” according to the news source.
“We are aware that slavery’s relics are still with us today. We are aware of how slavery fueled Jim Crow.” According to NPR, Bush said, “We know how slavery’s repercussions carry on today. She listed the racial wealth disparity, voting suppression, infant death rates, and other detrimental health consequences for black people.”
According to the source, Bush said, “It is unjust, and it would not occur in a fair, equitable, and just society. Those aren’t the results of human society naturally. They are directly brought about by the part played throughout our history by our federal government in the exploitation and slavery of Africans and Black people.”
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“The majority of Latinos along with Asian Americans also reject reparations, as do around three-quarters or more of white individuals.”
“Black Americans appear strongly in favor of the suggestion, and young individuals as a whole are more inclined to support providing money to the ancestors of those who were enslaved in comparison to their older counterparts.”
“However, more than 90% of Republicans claim to be against it, while Democrats are divided almost evenly on the subject of remuneration for descendants.”
What else has Bush been doing?
Bush has been active recently in promoting leftist viewpoints and policies:
She was one of just two members of Congress to vote in opposition to a resolution this week honoring law enforcement; this week is “Police Week.” Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was the other.
Bush said in a tweet from earlier this month that Republicans run from a position that supports “white supremacy” as well as “gun violence.”
She slammed black Republican Representative Byron Donalds of Florida in January, labeling him a “prop” for the GOP and charging him with supporting a “policy agenda focused on upholding as well as promoting white supremacy.”
Author: Blake Ambrose
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