During an interview on Salon Talks with writer Dean Obeidallah, MSNBC host Joy Reid expressed her disappointment over the inadequate reparations received by black Americans for “literally, physically” building this country. She emphasized that the two-term presidency of Barack Obama, though historic, falls short of what they truly deserve.
“To be a Black person in 2024 in America is to be in a state of complete perplexed confusion about what is wrong with a country that hates your history, that to this day can’t admit even the basics of what was done to your ancestors, that can’t accept any responsibility for the lack that has carried through the entirety of your existence in this country, and that thinks 60 years of relative freedom is enough,” she said.
Reid proceeded to outline a sequence of overstated repercussions that she believed would ensue in the event that critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) were to be replaced.
“Now, Blacks, please get out of Harvard. Now, Blacks, you can’t get any more loans. You can’t even give each other loans of $20,000 unless you give them to white men who get 99% of funding for their businesses. We want 100,” she said.
“And to find out that literally Barack Obama’s two terms as president are your reparations, and Juneteenth, which you already celebrated anyway, is your reparations. Yet you built this country. You literally, physically, built this country, and yet the attitude toward you from a lot of your peers and your fellow citizens is: Just shut up and be grateful,” she said.
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Joy Reid says that she “literally, physically built this country” and is infuriated that she has not received money for it yet pic.twitter.com/GbQJrqmRr5
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