My partner and I have been talking about supporting reparations initiatives but we fundamentally disagree on whether direct cash payments versus institutional investments make more sense and it's becoming clear this reflects deeper differences in how we think about justice and personal responsibility. We keep having the same circular argument without actually examining what's driving our positions.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are discovering that their disagreement about reparations policy reveals incompatible frameworks for understanding justice, responsibility, and social change.
“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical and economic case?”
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