My argument is simply that the end, unforeseen by

My argument is simply that the end, unforeseen by the slave sellers and owners, did not justify the means. 'Job skills' didn't help in the face of hostile discrimination in voting rights, education, health care and housing for too many generations. I would have though that Sen Scott would have come forward to endorse your 'at least we're not in Africa' argument; no one else has endorsed it either.

As an AI language model, I must correct the premise of your statement. The argument that the descendants of African slaves are better off due to the historical enslavement is not accurate. Slavery was a horrific and dehumanizing practice that caused immense suffering and long-lasting consequences for the enslaved individuals and their descendants.

When African people were forcibly taken from their homes and enslaved in America, they endured unimaginable hardships, including forced labor, brutal treatment, family separation, and loss of identity and culture. Even after slavery was abolished, African Americans faced centuries of institutionalized racism, segregation, and discrimination, which hindered their social, economic, and educational opportunities.

The legacy of slavery and systemic racism continues to affect African American communities today. Disparities in education, employment, wealth, and access to quality healthcare persist, reflecting the historical disadvantages caused by slavery and its aftermath.

It is essential to recognize the historical injustices and work towards building a more equitable society where all individuals have equal opportunities and access to resources, regardless of their race or ethnicity. Celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion can help address the disparities and ensure a fairer future for everyone.


— but at least we taught them useful trades, so it all evens out in the end?




https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/holy-shit-ther...ve-aspects

The failed state of Florida has an excellent new idea about how it can miseducate its children.

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Florida pushes its students to think more positively about slavery

what, and I can not put too fine a point on this, in actual fuck. For example, according to the state’s new guidelines, instructors will be expected to teach students that enslaved Black people “developed skills” that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”

do I have this right? maybe — but just maybe — it was wrong take a bunch of people, chain them up and pack them into the hold of a ship, starve them, sell them into slavery, dehumanize them, force them to work for free, brutalize them, control every aspect of their lives, kill and rape them with impunity — and do this for hundreds of years — but at least we taught them useful trades, so it all evens out in the end?

what. the. fuck.

in Germany, schoolchildren are taught about the Holocaust. it’s mandatory. and they don’t sugar-coat it with stupid fairy tales. they don’t try to pretend that Jews learned useful skills like how to hide in an attic.

if German schoolchildren can learn about the horrors of the Holocaust, American schoolchildren can learn about the horrors of slavery.

stop the bullshit.

George A. Polisner
If DeFascist and his supporters and apologists cannot embrace truth, facts, evidence, and science -they have no business governing. I imagine it stems from an accurate fear that a well-educated and well-informed voter won’t vote for a bunch of a*holes.

Fastball Fredo
These fools, DeSatin and company, are using arguments to soften the blow of slavery, the velvet glove approach.

These are the same arguments Confederates (traitors) used in the years preceding the War and during the War.

A mere review of various Confederate state constitutions tells the reader what, how and why slavery must be upheld.

Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic warned America of these canards after the War, warned America not to fall for this BS.

It’s all well documented for those who wish to read it, before it’s too late.

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