| The problem with being black in the west (America) and why reparations make some sort of sense, is that after decades, or arguably centuries, of being denied the right to own property and to particpate fully in the American dream, blacks are now at a disadvantage compared to other groups where no such restrictions were placed. Wealth is handed down from generation to generation, but what happens when generation after generation you were not allowed to accumulate and pass on that wealth? |