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Should European countries pay reparations to their former colonies in the developing world?
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Selected thesis
European countries should pay reparations to their former colonies in the developing world.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Reparations will help reverse the wealth inequality that many former colonies have experienced.
Pro claim 2
Former colonial powers are still economically benefiting from the exploitation of their former colonies.
Con claim 1
People today are not responsible for the mistakes of their ancestors.
Con claim 2
It is not necessary to give monetary reparations, as some former colonies have even better economies than their former colonizers.