T.R., believe it or not, I actually agree with you, too, that the issue of reparations for slavery, and the effects of Reconstruction, are both legacies of the Civil War. Both have a history behind them, and I believe they therefore merit further research and discussion. You're right as rain on that subject.

If I understand what Jim was saying, the problem, vis-a-vis this discussion board, involves debating the positions of each of the presidential candidates, and other politicians, all of whom -- knowing politicians as we do -- cherry-pick the facts to fit their particular agendas.