Anonymous wrote:My great grand father was marched into the woods and shot in the head along with thousands of others. My grandmother hated every Russian until the day she died. I now have friends who are Russian because sitting around randomly hating people has never made for a better world and because they are cool people.
Anonymous wrote:I don't agree about the desire to paint us as uniquely evil. I do think Americans, (and maybe the English the point of this thread) Like to think very highly of ourselves and we don't like to acknowledge our difficult, complicated history. And that the consequences of enslavement still harm black people today.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
This is such a rationalization. No, being a slave because of your race was not any different than being a slave due to your ānation, ethnicity, tribeā being defeated by another ānation, ethnicity, tribe.ā You were a slave; mortality was high; you were humiliated and demeaned.
There is a desire to vilify Europeans and Americans as somehow uniquely evil. Anyone who has studied world history knows this is not true. Humans have always taken land and conquered others. The idea that somehow we can freeze history and say that descendants of certain groups are victims while others bear responsibility for actions they did not commit is ludicrous. All of us alive need to be grateful that we donāt live in the past and strive to live well. That is the best we can do.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
Honey, that's not "Western slavery", that's US slavery. You own it.
This is also a joke. Slavery in the Caribbean and South America was so much more brutal that although the numbers were much greater to start, there werenāt many descendants.
A very small percentage of enslaved Africans were transported to the US. I've seen the number stated as between 3-6% of enslaved Africans who were transported to this hemisphere.
False.
Other than Brazil, most slaves went to the US. Spain did not join the slave traffic like Britain and Portugal did.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
Honey, that's not "Western slavery", that's US slavery. You own it.
This is also a joke. Slavery in the Caribbean and South America was so much more brutal that although the numbers were much greater to start, there werenāt many descendants.
A very small percentage of enslaved Africans were transported to the US. I've seen the number stated as between 3-6% of enslaved Africans who were transported to this hemisphere.
False.
Other than Brazil, most slaves went to the US. Spain did not join the slave traffic like Britain and Portugal did.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
Honey, that's not "Western slavery", that's US slavery. You own it.
This is also a joke. Slavery in the Caribbean and South America was so much more brutal that although the numbers were much greater to start, there werenāt many descendants.
A very small percentage of enslaved Africans were transported to the US. I've seen the number stated as between 3-6% of enslaved Africans who were transported to this hemisphere.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let's be clear.
This thread is pure BS.
Let's return the US to the indigenous inhabitants, and everyone else move whereever.
Did people in this thread say that? There's a space between abandoning the US entirely and zero restorative justice.
People keep saying what that would look like and beyond apologizing and returning some stones no one seems to have any other reasonable suggestions.
Not sure we're a bunch of historians who could offer reasonable suggestions that make sense. But maybe someone of the Queen's stature and resources could have networked with people who would have had some good ideas?
Nah, it must be TOTALLY impossible.
Anonymous wrote:I don't agree about the desire to paint us as uniquely evil. I do think Americans, (and maybe the English the point of this thread) Like to think very highly of ourselves and we don't like to acknowledge our difficult, complicated history. And that the consequences of enslavement still harm black people today.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Interestingly, black Africans and black Latinos who struggled to get to the US have a different opinion on the impact of slavery and systemic racism on black Americans. The short version: immigrants canāt understand why black Americans havenāt prospered here given all the opportunities they haveāparticularly as compared with the lack of opportunities for say Somalians in Somalia who fight to get here and quickly build nice middle-class/UMC lives despite language barriers, etc.
You would probably be shocked by what black immigrants think of black Americans. Shocked.
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
This is such a rationalization. No, being a slave because of your race was not any different than being a slave due to your ānation, ethnicity, tribeā being defeated by another ānation, ethnicity, tribe.ā You were a slave; mortality was high; you were humiliated and demeaned.
There is a desire to vilify Europeans and Americans as somehow uniquely evil. Anyone who has studied world history knows this is not true. Humans have always taken land and conquered others. The idea that somehow we can freeze history and say that descendants of certain groups are victims while others bear responsibility for actions they did not commit is ludicrous. All of us alive need to be grateful that we donāt live in the past and strive to live well. That is the best we can do.
I don't agree about the desire to paint us as uniquely evil. I do think Americans, (and maybe the English the point of this thread) Like to think very highly of ourselves and we don't like to acknowledge our difficult, complicated history. And that the consequences of enslavement still harm black people today.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
This is such a rationalization. No, being a slave because of your race was not any different than being a slave due to your ānation, ethnicity, tribeā being defeated by another ānation, ethnicity, tribe.ā You were a slave; mortality was high; you were humiliated and demeaned.
There is a desire to vilify Europeans and Americans as somehow uniquely evil. Anyone who has studied world history knows this is not true. Humans have always taken land and conquered others. The idea that somehow we can freeze history and say that descendants of certain groups are victims while others bear responsibility for actions they did not commit is ludicrous. All of us alive need to be grateful that we donāt live in the past and strive to live well. That is the best we can do.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
Honey, that's not "Western slavery", that's US slavery. You own it.
This is also a joke. Slavery in the Caribbean and South America was so much more brutal that although the numbers were much greater to start, there werenāt many descendants.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
Honey, that's not "Western slavery", that's US slavery. You own it.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Right because if all these places were never colonized they would have all joined hands across Asia or Africa and lived in harmony. The world happens. Wrongs cannot be made right. Blood money doesn't wash away the blood. There is no going back, only forward.
You have some nerve, I have to say,š”. Goes back to the assumption that people living there were savages who would have killed each other. British went to places that they could loot and benefit from. Simple
And, of course, all the colonizers of Africa were also drivers of the slave trade and then used the trade to justify colonization (because of course any non-European group that participated in the trade must be incapable of self-rule).
The colonizers of Africa, aided and abetted by Africans, were also drivers of the slave tradeā¦
FTFY
Africans SOLD slaves.
Arabs bought them and sold them to the British.
The British bought them to resell them in the Colonies.
Quite a feat to ignore everyone in this chain but the British
Liberals like to ignore Africans and Arabs involved in the slave trade. The prefer to patronize Africans and Arabs as people who couldn't possibly be smart enough to be involved in any type of trade.
This is dumb. Slavery existed for ages. Western slavery based on race is different. Slavery, historically, was based on conquering nations and having ownership of the captured and profitting if it was one's desire. The Romans sold slave, as did the people you mentioned; however, the concept of slavery was very different than the brutalization that occured in the Americas.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let's be clear.
This thread is pure BS.
Let's return the US to the indigenous inhabitants, and everyone else move whereever.
Did people in this thread say that? There's a space between abandoning the US entirely and zero restorative justice.
People keep saying what that would look like and beyond apologizing and returning some stones no one seems to have any other reasonable suggestions.
Not sure we're a bunch of historians who could offer reasonable suggestions that make sense. But maybe someone of the Queen's stature and resources could have networked with people who would have had some good ideas?
Nah, it must be TOTALLY impossible.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let's be clear.
This thread is pure BS.
Let's return the US to the indigenous inhabitants, and everyone else move whereever.
Did people in this thread say that? There's a space between abandoning the US entirely and zero restorative justice.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let's be clear.
This thread is pure BS.
Let's return the US to the indigenous inhabitants, and everyone else move whereever.
Did people in this thread say that? There's a space between abandoning the US entirely and zero restorative justice.