My partner and I are both descendants of people harmed by historical injustices - their family experienced the Holocaust, mine experienced slavery - and we're struggling to navigate conversations about reparations because we keep comparing traumas and competing for who deserves more recognition or resources. We love each other but this dynamic is poisoning our ability to think clearly about justice.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are learning that sharing experiences of historical harm doesn't automatically create solidarity and may generate destructive competition.
“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical and economic case?”
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