They edited their comment after I wrote mine. It would have been much more polite for them to reply. Let's dispense with the requirement that I provide you wit

They edited their comment after I wrote mine. It would have been much more polite for them to reply. Let's dispense with the requirement that I provide you with a comprehensive legal framework that would nicely sort all countries into whether they are responsible for colonial reparations or not. I live in America, so I'll just say that America's (and basically all of Europe's) direct connection to colonialism is so obvious (and continuing) that their responsibility need barely be justified.