What if there was a massive historical injustice? Like, let's say there was a lower class of people who were historically considered property, had no rights, and who's entire toil in life contributed solely to the accumulation of capital in the hands of their owners. Then, over the passage of time it was deemed that the ownership of humans was unjust. So the lower class of people had their rights returned to them, but not the capital of their labour.
Now, enter your claim they are born into poverty. What do you think the African American social profile in the United States would look like if slaves retained possession of the capital they created? All the labour in the United States for many many generations was performed by humans to whom NONE of the benefits of their labour accrued.
In other words, the whites stole from the blacks. You consider that an injustice. But you consider it a justice to have blacks steal from the whites now, through reparations.
You also state that all labour was performed by those who did not benefit from their labour. Are we still talking about race here, because I thought everybody worked back then?
I never said blacks were born into poverty. I said anyone who is born into poverty has a disadvantage, and there are more poor white people in the USA than poor black people, in absolute terms.
I think the best way for blacks to improve their life chances is a redress of capital, where American whites acknowledge the massive historical thievery blacks have been the victim of, and make it right. Whites disproportionately win at the game because whites disproportionately control the capital.
I think I understand you here. Take money from innocent whites who did no historical theft, and give it to blacks who were not the victims of historical theft. Or in other words, steal from whites and give to blacks. Bring back stealing! If someone I know, a white, commits a crime, should I personally pay for that crime? What about all the crime in the black community? Should an innocent black pay for a crime committed by a black who kills someone? I don't think so.
This obsession with race is just a political tool used to garner votes. We all face injustices, like positive discrimination. If I can't get a job because of my skin colour, how is that fair? It works both ways.
What about the Jews? There was more slavery in recent times amongst whites (Jews) than blacks.