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Re:I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020) by antattack on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @03:06PM (#27054248)
This brings up a question: should children be responsible for 'sins' of their fathers (parents)?

In my opinion, no. However, it gets complicated when one's status is derived from misdeeds of the predecessors.

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Re:I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020) by JasonFruit on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:10PM (#27055041)
No, one hundred times no. Just ask yourself the opposite: should a child be honored for the goodness of his parents, if he is a vicious criminal? It's obvious that he shouldn't. By what principle could we say that, but still hold children responsible for their parents' wrongdoing?
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