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 Nope, you’ve got it all wrong. If it’s bitcoin it’s not coming from the people it’s coming from the government and what they’ve seized. America has a habit of not paying its debts and this is one of them. My proposition is a calling on the debt. 

It’s not about slavery. It’s about black Americans being promised something and activists who stood up to reclaim it being killed at the hand of the government while it distracted blacks into helplessness. Blacks are the only ethnic group in America unable to have protections, political standing, or repayment for the atrocities endured. We were promised 40 acres and a mule and given nothing. 

When the Japanese were forced into internment camps they were paid reparations. When the chinese were exploited during the opium crisis in the west, they were given reparative benefits. When the Italians were forced into slums and ghettos they were given opportunities to open banks. Even gays have coalitions to ensure their people receive reparations when mistreated.