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Originally Posted by driveway
For a generation to reject the misdeeds of their ancestors, does it not stand to reason they must also reject the wealth and power which have accrued as a result of those misdeeds?
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How do you possibly parse out who benefited? Did Jammie's coal miner great-grandparents benefit from the British Empire? Is a Canadian of upper caste East Indian origin the victim of misdeeds, or the beneficiary of them?
The clearest beneficiaries of wealth and power are the children and grandchildren of the very wealthy. Do we demand that everyone reject the wealth they inherit? Should Brad Treliving be punished or stripped of power because his father's money gave him tremendous advantages in life?