It goes without saying that those that went through slavery deserve compensation for their forced labour but obviously as the people that endured that labour have passed it becomes a question of who gets that compensation. The obvious answer would be the family of the slaves in question in the form of inheritance but how would we do that? If there's a set amount to be inherited then which descendent gains that inheritance? If there is a 40 year old father and a 20 year old son then that inheritance should go to the father, not the son. So even if you were related to slaves who were not compensated for their labour then you still may not receive reparations, your parents would or any relative older than you, the money wouldn't be given to every "black person" or every person that is a descendant of a slave
Then there's obviously the point on if it's ethical to force the people today to pay off the debt of the previous generations when you did not contribute towards what should be compensated, yet you're being given the bill.
It's a tricky situation and I can see arguments for both.
Should white people pay reperations?
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I'm still thinking on it.
It goes without saying that those that went through slavery deserve compensation for their forced labour but obviously as the people that endured that labour have passed it becomes a question of who gets that compensation. The obvious answer would be the family of the slaves in question in the form of inheritance but how would we do that? If there's a set amount to be inherited then which descendent gains that inheritance? If there is a 40 year old father and a 20 year old son then that inheritance should go to the father, not the son. So even if you were related to slaves who were not compensated for their labour then you still may not receive reparations, your parents would or any relative older than you, the money wouldn't be given to every "black person" or every person that is a descendant of a slave
Then there's obviously the point on if it's ethical to force the people today to pay off the debt of the previous generations when you did not contribute towards what should be compensated, yet you're being given the bill.
It's a tricky situation and I can see arguments for both.