Just a political/philosophical musing I had yesterday I wonder if I could get people's opinions on it, because something feels off about the logic.
Whenever the subject of immigration gets brought up, people say things like 'this is our country not yours', 'respect the people and the culture who has lived in the country for generations', 'we are just proud American patriots, standing up for our country'. Essentially they are okay with teenagers who have lived here for 14 years having more rights than a Mexican who has lived here AND worked here for 50 years because of his illegal status and because the teenager's ancestors have lived in the country for generations.
However, whenever the subject of 'reparations' gets brought up they say things like 'we aren't responsible for the crimes of our ancestors', 'how are we supposed to apologise for something someone else did', 'those guys have nothing to do with us'.
How are these 2 related? Well you're taking pride and safeguarding culture based on the good things your ancestors did (not you) and asking people to behave according to your wishes because of it. But you're not willing to take the shame and responsibility of what your ancestors (not you) did. So why is it different?
By the way I'm not saying this to argue a position, I'm just curious what you think about the logic? Because more important to me than the position you take is why you think that way.
As an example of what I'm talking about... if someone said the sun will rise tomorrow because Apollo is riding across the horizon, I might agree with the position of the sun rising, but I absolutely will not stand in a group with them or vote them into office.