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The system was explicitly race-conscious when it created and administered inequality.
Okay, so we're punishing people for the sins of their ancestors? Got it.
Declaring the system race-blind afterward does not automatically erase the consequences of what that system produced.
We're not "declaring" it race blind. We're rewriting the law so that it is race-blind. The system is Bitcoin. It's not going to block you from a transaction because of your race.
It does put you at a disadvantage depending on the wealth accumulated by your parents. Do you want to abolish wealth inheritance? Do you want your children to have to start from zero or do you want them to have an advantage over the rest of the world by virtue of being American citizens?
Now we’re talking. You acknowledge there are
disadvantages depending on the wealth accumulated by your parents.
So the wealth gap created by racial inequality has to matter too, if we’re being honest.
If your answer is “tough luck,” I get it. But say it out loud. I can respect someone who owns that position.
If inherited advantage is real, inherited disadvantage is too.
No, my first answer is, "here's some money, now go away." But after three or four generations the answer changes to "go away" because it's become obvious that no amount of reparations are going to be enough for you to stop asking.
US citizenship is an inherited advantage from a global perspective. You are better off from being born into a system where the answer is "tough luck" because your society overall will get richer if we're not forced to waste time micromanaging everyone's wealth to satisfy your historical grievances.
The system was explicitly race-conscious when it created and administered inequality. Declaring the system race-blind afterward does not automatically erase the consequences of what that system produced.