Should White People Pay Reparations to Black People for Slavery?

Nobody today was alive to have kept black people enslaved. A lot of white people and their ancestors came after the Civil War ended. Should they be forced to pay? Black people are still a minority in many areas so reparations will open the doors for violence against them. Slavery was a bad deal but perpetuating victimhood will not help. Most white people were treated poorly while they were in Europe. It's not as though enslaving blacks is extremely unique in human history. Serfdom during the Middle Ages was pretty much slavery in itself. Work yourself to the bone for somebody else for the privilege of living.

I don't see how this is even plausible. Does the government deduct money from white people's paycheques? What if you are a black American but have no ancestors who were slaves? Are they still entitled just because they are black? What if you're black and some of your black ancestors were slave owners themselves? Who decides what amount will suffice? Would native Americans not be entitled to their own reparations?

I also think it sets up a belief that money can solve all problems.

I have about $47 til payday...I don't think I could pay for that

An American issue.

LOL. No.

No.

Why do people have to be responsible for some bad thing their ancestors did? Would you repay something to another guy whose great great great great great grandfather was killed by your great great great great great grandfather?

In the past, there were fights, killings, discrimination happening amongst and between every nation in the world. Bringing guilts upon a group of modern people for that reason is foolish and definitely unjust.

Weren't reparations done a long time ago? Not sure why it would even come up in BLM.

No. It’s unjust and it would worsen race relations