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Easier to focus on the US role in slavery from 170 years ago, as concerning one's self with actual slavery and active injustices would be too risky.
It's easy to be a "brave radical" in a safe environment. The odd thing is that protesting from the comfort of one's recliner is done in an environment in which stronger individuals previously risked everything to achieve that priveledge and safety.
Not shocking.
People have forever enslaved their own or others. This is history.
Many people have come along way from this barbarism and have finally
broken the chains of the ancient world way of thinking.Proof of humanity progressing.
Our great country is an example. Not perfect but working towards a better world for all.
Countries that still practice slavery and claim to be greater than the United States is shocking.
It is never greener on the other side of the fence.
Easier to focus on the US role in slavery from 170 years ago, as concerning one's self with actual slavery and active injustices would be too risky.
It's easy to be a "brave radical" in a safe environment. The odd thing is that protesting from the comfort of one's recliner is done in an environment in which stronger individuals previously risked everything to achieve that priveledge and safety.
I wonder why libs don't go to Libya and stop it?
You hit the nail on the head. If blacks in this country really cared about slavery period, why aren't they making a big deal out of this, when they pizzed and moaned about apartheid in South Africa years ago until it went away. Apatheid was bad but not as bad as slavery. I guess because it is blacks selling blacks it is OK.
That's horrendous. I'm not sure why they're placing the blame where they're placing it, however, when they wrote the following:
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But this modern-day version has added a cruel twist this time, people from sub-Saharan Africa are often selling themselves into slavery, believing they are buying a ticket from a life of conflict, poverty, or repression to a glittering future in Europe. In a grim irony, the very policies of a European Union that is hardening itself against immigration are largely responsible not only for preventing people from reaching the continent, but their becoming enslaved and dying in their attempts to escape.
Even if the EU was taking them in there would still be scum telling them they'll help them get there, only to sell them.
Easier to focus on the US role in slavery from 170 years ago, as concerning one's self with actual slavery and active injustices would be too risky.
It's easy to be a "brave radical" in a safe environment. The odd thing is that protesting from the comfort of one's recliner is done in an environment in which stronger individuals previously risked everything to achieve that priveledge and safety.
I wonder why libs don't go to Libya and stop it?
I will tell you why I have focused on America's role in slavery. I live here. My ancestors didn't have a say in whether or not they wanted to come to America. What happened to Black people in America was in fact a real injustice and one of the greatest crimes in human history outside of genocide. The only reason modern day slavery is being brought up is to gaslight Black Americans for having a sense of what was done to them. It is an attempt to get someone like me to shut up. I refuse to shut up. Don't like it? Too bad. What is going on in Libya is a travesty and I'm willing to talk about it. However, if the only reason someone wants to talk about it is to gloss over what happened in THIS COUNTRY, said person can move along and go somewhere else.
I will tell you why I have focused on America's role in slavery. I live here. My ancestors didn't have a say in whether or not they wanted to come to America. What happened to Black people in America was in fact a real injustice and one of the greatest crimes in human history outside of genocide. The only reason modern day slavery is being brought up is to gaslight Black Americans for having a sense of what was done to them. It is an attempt to get someone like me to shut up. I refuse to shut up. Don't like it? Too bad. What is going on in Libya is a travesty and I'm willing to talk about it. However, if the only reason someone wants to talk about it is to gloss over what happened in THIS COUNTRY, said person can move along and go somewhere else.
I realize Africa has a history of slavery, but in this day and age?
I will tell you why I have focused on America's role in slavery. I live here. My ancestors didn't have a say in whether or not they wanted to come to America. What happened to Black people in America was in fact a real injustice and one of the greatest crimes in human history outside of genocide. The only reason modern day slavery is being brought up is to gaslight Black Americans for having a sense of what was done to them. It is an attempt to get someone like me to shut up. I refuse to shut up. Don't like it? Too bad. What is going on in Libya is a travesty and I'm willing to talk about it. However, if the only reason someone wants to talk about it is to gloss over what happened in THIS COUNTRY, said person can move along and go somewhere else.
You have every right to focus on America's role in slavery just as others have every right to focus
on the Jews who suffered genocide under the Nazis,Europeans who suffered under the Roman Empire and
Native Indians who suffered at the hand of the Spaniards. I wish all well and hope all your contributions
are not in vain but instead go towards making this an even greater country.
God bless the United States of America.
Al Sharpton, where are you? Your race-baiting is needed.
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