Yes, it sounds too loony to be true, but read the news story and actual quotes from a BLM Chicago Organizer for yourself at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/black-lives-matter-chicago-organizer-defends-looting-that-s-reparations/ar-BB17RrBq?ocid=msedgdhp. This is an excerpt:
“Ariel Atkins [a BLMChicago organizer] spoke outside a police station in the South Loop on 18th and South State Street on Monday, where protesters had gathered to call for the release of those who were arrested. ‘I don’t care if somebody decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy’s or a Nike because that makes sure that that person eats. That makes sure that that person has clothes, Atkins said, according to NBC Chicago. ‘That’s reparations. That is reparations. Anything they want to take, take it because these businesses have insurance. They’re going to get their money back. My people aren’t getting anything.’ Atkins also hit back at Rev. Jesse Jackson, who tweeted earlier on Monday that the looting that had taken place in Chicago was ‘morally wrong.’ He wrote: ‘This act of pillaging, robbing & looting in Chicago was humiliating, embarrassing &morally wrong. It must not be associated with our quest for social justice and equality.’ But Atkins maintained that Jackson ‘has nothing to do with Black Lives Matter.’ She added: ‘Jesse Jackson was not there for the creation of Black Lives Matter. Jesse Jackson can keep his opinions to himself.'” (emphasis supplied)
Yes, “unhinged” appears to be the correct word here, at first glance anyway. But when you think about it, perhaps all we whities ought to agree. We suggest that if we agree that looting by black people constitutes reparations, then over the last 55 years reparations have been fully repaid by rioting and looting in Chicago, Detroit, Watts, Harlem, Boston, Portland, etc., etc., etc. That should also include all property theft by blacks over the years, all of which together certainly adds up to way more than reparations should be worth. So let’s not hear anymore about it. The end. Actually, we should send BLM a bill for the overage.