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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.
Do you feel the same way about slavery, and the slave trade that once existed in Brazil? After all, Brazil imported far more slaves (around 4 million) than America (about 350,000), and slavery latest longer as well.
By the way, you should be thankful for all the American soldiers (mostly white) who fought, and sometimes died to free the slaves, but I doubt that has ever crossed your mind. African Americans were not the only people to live through slavery. It's happened all over the world, to many different peoples. You can be angry about it if you want, but others have found a way to move on. Should not be hard to do when the problem was corrected over 100 years ago.
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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.
It was blacks selling blacks 200 years ago, but some dems are demanding reparations to be paid by modern day tax payers (largely white) in America. Where's the logic? There is none. Some people just want free chit, and some people want to promise free chit in exchange for votes. It's shameless and has no merit, but that's the democratic party for ya.
The rise of Islam in nations that were otherwise once somewhat civilized is what brought this about. But that is something that will never be discussed on the MSM.
Well I hope that we can agree on one thing. Obama and Hillary Clinton helped to create today's Libya. This is why the USA needs to mind our own business.
The last Libyan leader that was doing good things for the people was assassinated, like most "3rd world" leaders working for their people and not western interests. Assassinations are messages to any leader who tries the same thing. Most (at this point, probably "all") African leaders are puppets.
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.
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?
What are you talkin about the focus is on slavery in Libya Africa and nothing else....
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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.
The whole civilized World agreed that apartheid was as bad as slavery , another point that I would like to make is that this is not blacks enslaving other blacks it's a Arabic Asian Asiatic race enslaving the black race.
The last Libyan leader that was doing good things for the people was assassinated, like most "3rd world" leaders working for their people and not western interests. Assassinations are messages to any leader who tries the same thing. Most (at this point, probably "all") African leaders are puppets.
Yep, Obama backed the killing of Ghadafi, then the country turned into the biggest S-hole in North Africa!
Oh, wait. He already did. They're called tax payers.
I know that Bernie is old, but I don't think he is 106 ...
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