• flandish@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    you sound like the kind of person who thinks “there are no slaves, so why is it still a problem in this country?”

    The gov is still there. That’s the problem.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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      6 hours ago

      So the dead people who ran the government 100 years ago used nukes, so you want to burn their great great grandchildren alive.

      How do you feel about Belgium? I assume you want them all flayed alive?

      Historical inequity is distinct from retribution. We have a responsibility to help people overcome hurdles born from historical circumstances, and in general.
      That doesn’t mean we’re culpable for the acts of those who came before.
      Guilt is not heritable.

      If it is, then America is pretty low on the list of countries deserving punishment. Hell, the classic European powers had occupations of countries that lasted longer than the US has existed.