>Reparations, though, is an important issue. I've nudged people on 
>the practicalities because I think they're pretty complicated, but 
>there's no doubt in my mind that U.S. society is built on a number 
>of crimes against humanity - not just slavery and its aftermath, but 
>the genocide of the indigenous population and a century or more of 
>imperial adventures.
Mat & Justin have already made an argument that practicalities are not the problem. What's your objection to them?
Yoshie