Reply #61: The fact that I personally feel torn by the issue is an indication that,..

[Just Me]

,...the reparations approach is divisive.

I guess that, since I have seen the effects of a broader stroke of discrimination,...against women, African Americans, Native Americans, and so forth and on and on,...that, I tend to believe a broader plan towards economic and social justice is the best path to a better future. Moreover, I just do not see how all past injustices, and there are SO SO many,...can ALL be corrected/compensated/repaired without an economic/social justice objective which covers all people.

<on edit - I would like to point out that the greatest injustices over thousands of years have been against women: imagine attempting to repair all that!!!!>