A Jewish friend of mine said he was still waiting for reparations from the Egyptians for holding his ancestors in bondage for 400 years. It won’t happen, and Chris won’t get his reparations either. As my friend said, everybody’s ancestors got repressed at one time or other throughout history. You can’t dwell on it, you have to move on.
The idea of generational guilt or responsibility is nonsense. No one can account for the actions of their ancestors. Some of my ancestors owned slaves [am I the only one on FreeRepublic to admit it?]. Sorry folks, that was a different era and different values. It was what it was. FYI, none of those ill-gotten gains were passed down to me - EVERYTHING the family had in Louisiana was lost in the Civil War, and the survivors resettled in Texas. Interestingly, half of the former slaves relocated to Texas with them!
Actually, the Jews did receive reparations from the Egyptians when they left Egypt.
From Exodus 12:
35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing. 36 The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.