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Before the Holocaust......

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Money does not erase atrocities but if I've learned anything society has built itself off money and money matters. Money is what got Jews their homeland, and the Native Americans casinos and the Japanese who received reparations, why are these Africans so different?
Maybe there should be a call for African reservations.
 

Shad

Veteran Member
Why did modern Germans give reparations to Jews?

They didn't. The deal was made in 52 and only be West Germany.

Why are laws in place in Germany against a time that was in the past? Why is one group more accepted in receiving reparations but not the others?

National guilt over one but not the other. Every German probably knows about Nazism and WW2. They lived with the fallout be it on the Soviet or Allied side of the divide. Constant reminders, purges, etc, etc, etc for WW2. I doubt many know about Namibia nor do those that held the two German state during the Cold War care. No knowledge thus no guilt thus no money. If the masses did know I bet they would be paying as national guilt is a German industry.
 
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Shad

Veteran Member
I did not know that the Germans had given reparations specifically to the jewish peoples.

Not just to a group(s) but individuals as well that brought lawsuits against the state. Non-Jews put into camps also gained reparations. Various industry which existed during the war producing war supplies also paid out. Volkswagen for example.
 

GoodbyeDave

Well-Known Member
The slaves shipped from Africa to the Americas were bought in African markets. They had been enslaved by African rulers. So, should the descendants of slaves in the USA be demanding reparations from Africa? And from whom?

The reparations question is a bit like dealing with other crime: there has to be a time limit. If I buy an antique and it turns out to be stolen, I have to give it back to the owner. But if it could be proved to have been stolen in the French Revolution, the descendants of the original owner wouldn't have a claim.
 

sayak83

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Short video regarding the genocidal slaughter of Namibians and the quest to seek reparations, but of course in my personal opinion I think we all know where this will go. I personally do not think they will receive it, and even if they do it will be held out for a long time.

There is zero justification for seeking reparations. Asking for acknowledgement and memorials would be rational.
 

sayak83

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Why did modern Germans give reparations to Jews? Why are laws in place in Germany against a time that was in the past? Why is one group more accepted in receiving reparations but not the others?
Surviving victims can get reparations. There was no general reparations for the Jews.
 
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