If advocates of reparations could make clear what the reparations are supposed to be for, the public would be in a better position to judge their worth. While I agree that it is unclear how paying reparations will make everyone hate blacks more, it is also unclear how paying reparations will in any way mitigate the root problems. There will be no reparations because there won't be the necessary votes, but the debate itself is unnecessary, divisive and fails to directly address the real challenges of race relations in America today. I disagree with Earl Hutchinson, but not for any reasons David Horowitz gave. If this country really wants to make amends, it can start by making a college education more affordable for all of its citizens.
Money is temporary, but an education lasts a lifetime.
However, he fails to mention that slavery was rife in Africa before the slave trade to the Americas existed and it was made possible by the actions of tribal leaders in Africa who profited from it. I can see this endearing the IRS to the American people even further.