California about to be the first state to administer reparations!s

[Aegon]

The issue with reparations is that income inequality and other economic metrics are so bleak, a massive percentage of white people (primarily rural folks who are struggling) will take offense because they will (correctly) point out that no assistance is coming to them. This will ultimately wedge the racial divide more at the expense of what actually is a really good idea (reparations). The solution to this is to have a more progressive economic policy overall. If white people feel they are doing well, it is less likely they will oppose reparations. Obviously you'll still have racist and undereducated folks opposing it, but it would be lessened.

Are these same white people opposing the money that went to Afghan and current Ukrainian refugees?

I mean... Americans opposing foreign aid based on the idea that the money could be better spent on helping Americans is not new and is still the case with these issues.

But Ukrainians are white, so it's more acceptable to help them than all the brown refugees we've created over the last 20+ years.