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SwedishFool@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

So, can the Slavic countries claim payments of reparations from the formerly known ottoman empire? Perhaps Jewish people from Asia? Surely the Christians from the Arabs, and the Arabs from the Christians? Not to mention Vietnam from China, or entire Europe from the decendants of the Roman empire.

Or are all of those instances somehow different?

What I’m trying to say is, history is full of misery and trying to pay to make amends today is just ridiculous.

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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I can’t wait for my cheques from Scandinavian countries for the Viking invasions, Italy for the Roman occupation, France for the Normandy conquerers, etc!

Also your caveman ancestor punched my caveman ancestor so I’m expecting a payment from you too

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toastus@feddit.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Obviously all of those instances are different.
What a stupid question.

And not just somehow.
They are measurably different by time, context and by how systemic the suppression of whole populations was organized.

I am not even a big fan of reparation payments myself but your strawman bashing is embarrassing.

And the simple point is.
If you are a white American or European (like I am myself btw) you, yes you personally, profit from privileges that this group accumulated over many generations by suppressing and exploiting other groups.

Europe was super horrible early and in the US there are still people alive today that couldn’t visit restaurants and had to sit in the back of the bus.

But hey if we wait another 100 years without any reparations our grandkids can claim that those thing are too long ago also.

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- dorron@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You’re in a community called ‘no stupid questions’ and your response to a question is ‘what a stupid question’? Good work
  
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