[badpun]

> No reparations were made for 350 years of de jure oppression.

Most history books are filled with stories of gross injustices, exploitations or just plain horrors. Hardly any of those are ever later compensated by any reparations - that’s just how the world goes.

[klyrs]

Except for the plantation owners. They got paid reparations for their "loss" of slaves who were freed. The rich get richer, fuck the poor; that's just how the world goes. Why in the world would anybody strive for better?