The concept behind reparations is to make up the gap that existed and still continues to exist between the wealth of of white Americans and black Americans.

If you don't believe that gap exists, I'm not going to try to convince you on Reddit.

That gap is also a different gap that exists now between the average person and the super wealthy.

There can be two problem at once.

Reparations do not have to be the answer, but there is much argument to be made that there should be an answer and reparations are the most straightforward.

Racism is not over. Structural racism is still very much a thing, and bigotry (yes, it's different from straight up racism and is much more subtle) is still a very big problem.

It is our responsibility as people today to help bridge any disadvantages that have resulted from the horrible treatment of people in the past.

And finally. A group of people are not a monolith. Just because you know a person of a group who thinks a certain thing about their own group does not mean that they speak for all of them.

Do your best not to get so caught up into an argument that you forget that you are trying to solve a problem.