Written argument
You cannot reject inherited responsibility while accepting wealth and advantages inherited from slavery. In 2000, the U.S. helped negotiate a $5 billion settlement requiring Germany and German companies to compensate victims of slave labor, forced labor, and unpaid insurance policies. Many perpetrators were dead, but the debt remained because governments and companies benefited. America recognizes that stolen labor creates a debt that survives generations. Why should that apply to Germany’s slavery but not America’s? If benefits can be inherited, so can debt.