Plus, demonstrators in cities including Portland and Seattle are trying to occupy parts of the cities.As the country grapples with a widespread reckoning over the prevalence of racism, majorities of Americans are resistant to renaming U.S. military bases that carry the names of Confederate leaders, and are voicing particular opposition to providing descendants of slaves with reparations, according toWhile 56% are opposed to changing U.S.
Beyond these topline divisions over handling the scars of America’s past, there are stark racial divides. Black Americans are far more likely to support renaming Confederate bases and reparations than both white Americans and Hispanics. Do you think the federal government should or should not pay money to black Americans whose ancestors were slaves as compensation for that slavery?Black Americans are also more than five times as likely to back reparations than whites and over twice as likely than Hispanics .
The survey also finds sharp partisan divisions over both giving military bases new names and paying reparations to descendants of slaves: 71% of Democrats support changing the names of bases compared to only 13% of Republicans and 40% of independents. In the Quinnipiac poll, voters were split, 47%-47%, over renaming Confederate bases. The Quinnipiac poll had slightly more Democrats in its poll. The difference in attitudes on changing the names of bases in the two polls is a function of differences in the attitudes of independents. Independents were more likely to support renaming Confederate bases in the Quinnipiac poll and slightly more likely to oppose it in the ABC News/Ipsos poll. Partisans had similar attitudes in the two polls.
It also comes the same week that a coalition of some 50 progressive groups, including some associated with Sen., I-Vt., pushed presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to adopt a more progressive approach to reforming policing and criminal justice.
NEW YORK - named in honor of the Duke of York in 1664. The Duke of York was the principal founder of the Royal African Company in 1660. The RAC was the world's foremost African slaves trading monopoly. They sold/transported more African slaves to the New World than anyone else.
🤔 how many people have gone most of their lives looking at names of bases or buildings , or looking at statues/monuments and never felt anything or didn't even think about it at all until someone made a vague reference and TOLD them to be offended?
I highly oppose that, for one, hardly anyone knows who were they named after
So what are we going to do? Rewrite our American History. And if I may ask? Who is flipping the bill for all tthis crap? Tax payers?
What are we doing as white folks who's ancestors came over in the 1900's to rural America and never participated in slavery or racism? Asking for a friend.
Stop with the bullshit, you know damn well you have not surveyed that many people. Geesh!
What would this solve? Stupid idea
The U.S. government shall pay. IF YOUR ANCESTORS WERE PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 👇
Who would get the money? None are alive who were slaves. Who would pay the money? None are alive who were slave-owners. No one should get paid because of actions done by others, to others.
The U.S. shall government pay! IF YOUR ANCESTORS CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1960's to Present
Juneteenth is 2 yrs early in some Regions considering that Slavery didn't end until Federal Troops were sent in to enforce the Law because the Slaves weren't told it was over. Might as well get it all out now.
Ya duh!
Just give me the 40 acres you promised my ancestors...keep the mule and the capital. That's that!
Who’s here part of the 26%? 🙋🏽♂️
Nothing done for 8 years by Obama Biden
Considering that many, in fact the majority, of American families immigrated to the United States after the abolishment of slavery, this number should be closer to 90%. If direct descendants of slaves can find and prove direct descedents of slave owners, go to civil court and gl
Im not a black American but im thinking they'd rather you start with getting rid of racism in your country first!! Because moneys no good to you when a cops killed you for being black!!!
Well how about paying the Native American Indians for those murdered and their land taken from them? They were here 1st
Of course white Americans would disagree. It’s not like they didn’t have hundreds of years to get ahead while black Americans were given welfare. They keep forgetting that the turning point for equality began in the 1960’s. My mother was born that year.
punish us we the american ppl for the sins of our ancestors? thats un-american, another extreme left-insanity. what we need to do is improve the lives of black americans: do nothing-dems' take black votes for granted-politics have made their lives worse.
What about the Tulsa Massacre. That Black owned community was made up of free black citizens. The government bombed them. Which means the Federal government was an aid 2 a terrorist organization, KKK. Justice for all! The livelihood of many Black familes were destoryed that day.
Um, no we DON’T and no we WON’T!!!! propagandamedia
Yet we continue to support giving billions away to our 5%...
could be achieved with tax breaks ?
occupytheport Badly designed poll question, and reparations does not mean just a check—we cannot buy our way out so simply. Reparations is RootedInRepair—healing communities and families who have been so damaged. UUJEC_COM NJ_ISJ PopResistance assembly2020 dwatchnews_nam InterOcc
So how much would that payment be exactly? How could we ever put a dollar amount on that?
Why would you fake people even ask this? CancelABC
How many are still on the plantation?...🤔
Then don't cry when people b u r n down the structures made by slaves, like the WH.
Leave the past in the past, and work and study to build your own future.
Who are these 26% ?
Harsh comments J_R_World
Americans’s style of Culture Revolution! Welcome to the world of COMMUNISM! Poor Americans 😪
Wait til you find out what we REALLY THINK! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only Democrats and ISIS are happy to destroy statues.
And...because nobody knew they were confederate leaders, or cared for that matter, before a few weeks ago.
Thats a huge percentage and way more than 2%
Don’t change names..you want grim reminder your frickin problem..STOP NONSENSE now before remove Washington monuments etc.!! GOOD OR BAD THIS USA & GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON USA..Don’t like or think there’s better leave..sure hell don’t see any came here want go back country origin.!
If we, as black taxpayers, don't get back the wealth stolen from our ancestors and stolen from us today, then what do these BLM marches really mean? That white Americans are ok with blacks never regaining their stolen wealth? When white Americans stole the wealth? TulsaRiots
Sammy_Hustle reparations? Oh hell no
There’s a lot of work to be done
Democrats want to erase history so they can once again enslave black people.
Slow news today ?
That's just sad. I'm fine with it. Perhaps the nearly ¾ should read this tweet/ article linked in below, ntm the un-white-washing of 🇺🇲history would help a lot.
My ancestors didn’t own slaves.
I support the payments! However, how does the government decide which peoples’ ancestors were slaves; which Blacks came to America and were never slaves, which had slavery in their family the longest? One thing is certain: no one will get a PENNY while trump’s in office!!!!
WE SHOULD COMPENSATE EVERY LIVING SLAVE AND REQUEST REPAYMENT FOR ALL ENTITLEMENTS FROM ALL RECIPIENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, WHO HAVE SUCKED OFF THE TAXPAYERS FOR GENERATIONS WHILE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LIVES AND ACTIONS! MOST OF THE 25% ARE OBVIOUSLY DEMS!
63% don't even know what a choke hold is. FO
Leave the names
complicated is the understatement of the century.
Ft. Sherman is DEFINETLY a better name.
What part of Rural Kentucky did you conduct this poll?
How about a compromise. After the name add another title. Example: Fort Bragg (racist)....
tough shit. no more treason weasels
Goddamn Baby Boomers.
ABC loves pushing the race card!!!!
Do not change history. America has a history. It's better to be educated about it rather than hide it .
Communists:
67% of America was opposed to the Voting and Civil Rights Acts...
Guess they never picked up a history book. In 1895 they were considered traitors after attempting to destroy the Union. Causing over a half million deaths and millions in damages to homes and business.
Rename the military bases. They shouldn't be named after psychos .
That’s a majority leave them
We’re also opposed to Pelosi hitting the bottle and removing portraits from our house, along with the toddlers taking statues down because they weren’t taught well in the failing public schools.
No because this is a survey and reflection of largely white only views. Quite tired of this cyclops like focus. Why aren’t you?
Most people have a point of view and it doesn’t seem to be a divisive issue so one would think that compromise could be reached. I personally don’t have an issue one way or another but fall on the side that thinks that a “few” renaming of bases wouldn’t hurt. Fort Patton?
Это важный для меня пост
So what's next fort Osama bin laden, are you kidding, these ignorant people don't know history, only names
Wow.. Cool.. Nothing to do instead? I know, not a lot is going on, time for the 37462th poll this month.. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Renaming things is pointless. Just like removing statues. The only practical solution was depicted in MIB, so people will forget history and live happily 😁👍
It doesn't matter. Last time I checked, statues and signs weren't oppressing people. It's time America moved on already. It had a bad past, but so does nearly every nation in the world. Slavery wasn't an America only thing. The transantlantic existed before America was even born.
JUST IN: Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that the federal government should not provide payments to black Americans whose ancestors were slaves to compensate for the toll of slavery, new News/Ipsos poll finds.
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