Principles (Malik Speaking)
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The principle is way too narrow. Consider this analogy: Your favorite evil government takes away the land and other property of a minority ethnic group, deprives them of decent schools, throws them out of the civil service, and restricts them to low paying jobs. (You can imagine this happening under Hitler or Stalin, if you like.)

Now assume that 75 years have passed and a more humane government is in power. Someone suggests that compensation be paid for the injustice done 75 years before. But others disagree. They say that it's unfortunate, but the original people are gone, and nothing can be done. It would be unfair to pay compensation to children and other surviving members of the group. Wouldn't we all agree that compensation should be paid to the others? We could call them "ethical proxies."

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