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Because you are the beneficiary of hundreds of years of policies and systemic racism that has benefited you at the cost of your fellow man. Imagine your parent
by brokencode 6y ago
Because you are the beneficiary of hundreds of years of policies and systemic racism that has benefited you at the cost of your fellow man.
Imagine your parents stole a fortune from your neighbor and passed it on to you when they died. Does that money belong to you, or your neighbor/their children? I think the answer is common sense. The fact that you weren’t the one who originally stole the money is irrelevant.
- fossuser 6y agoWhat about if you go back three or four generations? five or six? I'm conflicted on this issue, I really understand the need and can persuade myself either way but it's not obvious. Being black in America may be a special case that's worth trying to correct directly with something like reparations, but I'm not convinced you can right all historical wrongs by this logic generally. A lot of groups have faced terrible persecution throughout history. American Indians, Jews, etc.
- dmode 6y agoUBI and free healthcare are universal solutions