• Valmond@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    We don’t believe in generational sin, forced upon you because your grandparents did something bad either.

    Lol the downvote brigade is here +11/-7 and on my other comment too, if I’m so wrong tell me why!

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      I will believe this when the British museum, the Louvre, etc are devoid of stolen (or very unfairly “purchased”) artifacts from former colonies. Generational responsibility may not be a thing, but institutional abuses spanning centuries that persist into the current day absolutely are.

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        Fair enough, but it’s quite far away from enslaving and murdering.

        Edit: I see the difference between stealing versus raping, enslaving and murder. Not saying stealing is right, but there is more than a nuance to it lol.

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          Countries built their generational wealth on the backs of slaves though. Look at how, for instance, Belgium enriched itself though the horrific abuses in the Congo. While it’s true that no one alive was directly responsible, they still benefit from it.

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          It’s the trophies from the enslavement and murder. They didn’t get to keep the people, but they did keep souvenirs.

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      Ignoring the past doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, or that it has no bearing on the present. “Somebody else did it so the generational inequity is fine actually” is a terrible argument.