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Title: A pretty flimsy book
Review: Yes, it does provide a new model for black reparations. However, the book thinks it is smarter than it is. The author makes an extremely weak case for even having black reparations in the first place. The case is essentially that Germany did it, so we should too. It ignores several key points, such as who will actually be hurt by the reparations (non-blacks) and the issue of fighting injustice with injustice. He wants repartions for slavery, but the victims and perpitrators are long dead. If you are looking to be convinced that there should be reparations, this certainly is not the book. If you are ready to jump to the conclusion that we need them (I certainly am not) then I guess this could be a possible way to go at it. Check out the Penn and Teller season 4 episode on reparations.
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