You're incorrect on a few things:
"Dems, you will be able to twist their arm on other tangibles "
No we can't. Because they know they'll get upwards of 90% of our vote regardless.
"But, I will agree, some recent appointments and measures are a step in the right direction "
Political appointments don't help the black community. It's just a black face in a white space.
"Republicans, they have to impress their base ... They will definitely not be voting for reparations"
Republicans know they won't get our vote. Thus they are still operating off the Southern Strategy. In order to get the votes from Southern states they need to be openly anti black to a point.
Most of you guys are still operating on a good vs evil principle. They are all evil. The country was developed by evil people and founded on evil principles.
It's just a few moral people made changes along the way or politically changes had to be made that benefit black people even though they didn't want to do it.
Abraham Lincoln didn't want to end slavery necessarily. That wasn't his primary reason for the Civil War. He even said if he could maintain the Union and keep slavery he would have.
