[celu]

> A very oversimplified pro argument: if it wasn't for slavery, these families would have generational wealth and better social situations. African Americans in the US ARE disproportionately lower wealth/income and this has CLEAR historical origins.

I'm confused by the pro argument. My known lineage was not enslaved, but my grandparents immigrated with 0$, and my family has no generational wealth and we don't receive reparations.

Isn't being freed from slavery the same as being freshly immigrated with 0$?

Furthermore, there are tons of Asian immigrants that come from a third world country with virtually nothing, but become top earners because of their cultural values of education and filial piety

[iamjackg]

> Isn't being freed from slavery the same as being freshly immigrated with 0$?

Well, if you're immigrating, it isn't <country you're moving to>'s fault you have no money.

If you've been enslaved, it's very much <country you were enslaved by>'s fault you have no money.

[l33t233372]

But it’s not their fault they were born to parents that had no money.

[slashdev]

One could argue that despite being free, African Americans still had to work against racism, unfair laws, and a system rigged against them in many ways. Those are things a white immigrant wouldn't have had to deal with, but black immigrants would have. Is the black immigrant excluded or included in any potential reparations?

[snotrockets]

> Isn't being freed from slavery the same as being freshly immigrated with 0$?

The US economy, and hence those immigrants, were better off, because of the gains made from slavery.

[slashdev]

By that logic, African-Americans also benefit from that economy, and ironically the gains made from slavery.

[snotrockets]

Not as much as white people did, and still do.

PS your terminology shows your biases.

[slashdev]

I’m being called biased by a user with the name snot rocket. What’s wrong with my terminology?

[snotrockets]

rocketS. Plural.

[tadfisher]

Your grandparents chose to immigrate.