Reply #123: What's Civil About Penalizing People Who Did No Wrong??

[PoconoPragmatist]

And what will this accomplish...directing a second injustice against a group of people (in this case, a group of people who did no wrong...in effect, punishing them for the actions of their ancestors) to the benefit of a group who did not suffer the injustices committed by the ancestors of the first group.

Do you really believe two wrongs could ever make a right?

Do you suggest that this will actually do anything other than cause further erosion in race relations? Do you suggest that this proposal, were it to in fact occur...would create anything other than resentment of Group B by Group A?

where's the healing?

This is not a remedy. This is penalizing a group of people for the crimes of their ancestors. Which is not fair...as the people being peanalized did not in fact commit the crimes, nor were they in a position to prevent the crimes from being committed.