+1. Or as I'm sure PP calls it, the good old days.... |
But the point being it was all done on stolen land using slave labor and that can't be wished away. Did you know China and India were the top two economies up until early 1800s? Do you know what did them in? Yup, it was the sudden availability of HUGE swasths of stolen land and slave labor. Their textile industries were decimated coz they couldn't compete with slave labor. So it is not all due to hard work and ingenuity. It was on blood and sweats of native americans and blacks. Whether you are lefty or righty doesn't change historical facts. As to the current migrant crisis from the middle east, it is a direct cause of the unmitigated disaster propagated by the illegal Iraq war. Africa is beginning to suffer the initial effects of global warming as their lands bordering the Sahara are becoming deserts. Ofcourse the GOP thinks Global warming is a hoax and Trump thinks it is chinese conspiracy. |
exactly! And it's important to note that neither Africans nor Indians ever took slaves |
You're being funny, right? I have Indian relatives who have slaves currently. |
Nope. The Africans just sold their own people into slavery. So much better! |
So, when are you giving your land back to the Native Americans? Yeah, that is what I thought. |
Really? No Americans can have slaves. You do realize that the poster meant Native Americans. BTW even it is India, slavery is illegal. So please tell authorities about your relatives. |
My ancestors didn't take it away from Native Americans. Let those who did give it back first. |
You can't roll back the clock and it is history. But not learning from history OR not even acknowledging history, makes the society immoral and vulnerable to demagogues who want to point finger at minorities for all self made problems. |
Np. Just a guess, but I would imagine that the reference was to historical events. Add in Europe rising from the ashes of WW II with social democratic governments in place. |
Doesn't matter. You are privileged as a result of those earlier actions. Lead by example. |
Well I don't own any land so I can't give what I don't have. |
Bingo! |
Ha! Ha! +1. |
Maybe you can give $$$ in place of land? |