McGrath - hmmm...interesting point. Actually, I don't believe in restitution so much as I believe in everyone having a basically equal share of the bounty of the Earth. In other words, I'm a democratic socialist by nature. I would like to see everyone put at basically the same material level on an equal playing field, without regard as to their religion, race, gender or whatever. Then they could aim their creative abilities not toward getting more things or more money, but rather toward getting promoted to more interesting and challenging responsibilities.

The show "Star Trek Next Generation" presented just such a society. It would be possible for people to create such a society if they were willing to...but they are not at present, because they're all caught up in the competition/survival of the richest game. Too bad.

So, restitution, no. Equality, yes. When people are treated equally, no one has a need to complain about the situation...or recriminate about the past.

- LH