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re: Try to guess what the extortionists will demand next.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:48 am to andouille
Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:48 am to andouille
some things need to be changed. i can understand the middelton one for sure.
tearing down andrew jackson in nola is different. he was a president. he led the american forces in the battle of 1812 to save the city. Yes he was a slave owner, but in that time, what white man of power wasn't. it was just how history was. obviously if a man like jackson existed today, he would likely not have the same ideals. the country was built on these ideals sadly. every leader this country has come from the same background. we can't revise our history. it doesn't mean that those men that built and defended the country shouldn't be celebrated because of the times they lived in. that's not really fair to them
we have progressed since the colonies were started, and we continue to do so in a harmonious fashion. with every generation of kids, racism slowly dies. it will never completely go away, and no amount of statues, building names, street names, or park names is ever going to change that.
tearing down andrew jackson in nola is different. he was a president. he led the american forces in the battle of 1812 to save the city. Yes he was a slave owner, but in that time, what white man of power wasn't. it was just how history was. obviously if a man like jackson existed today, he would likely not have the same ideals. the country was built on these ideals sadly. every leader this country has come from the same background. we can't revise our history. it doesn't mean that those men that built and defended the country shouldn't be celebrated because of the times they lived in. that's not really fair to them
we have progressed since the colonies were started, and we continue to do so in a harmonious fashion. with every generation of kids, racism slowly dies. it will never completely go away, and no amount of statues, building names, street names, or park names is ever going to change that.
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 11:50 am
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Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:54 am to Geauxld Finger
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tearing down andrew jackson in nola is different. he was a president. he led the american forces in the battle of 1812 to save the city. Yes he was a slave owner, but in that time, what white man of power wasn't. it was just how history was
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some things need to be changed. i can understand the middelton one for sure
I don't see how you can square those two opinions in your head
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 11:58 am
Posted on 6/12/20 at 11:57 am to Geauxld Finger
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he led the american forces in the battle of 1812
Posted on 6/12/20 at 1:47 pm to Geauxld Finger
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Yes he was a slave owner, but in that time, what white man of power wasn't.
What black man of power wasn't? Slavery was common among Europeans, Persians, North Africans, Sub-Saharan Africans, Arabs, American Indians, actual Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Mayans, Aztecs, Icelanders, and Mongols. In short, EVERY people in the world were slavers.
And slavery was a good thing. Life was so labor intensive that without taking slaves there would have been no opportunity for people to invent and create. Without slavery there would be no modernity. It was necessary for advancement. Sucked for the slaves, though.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 12:03 pm to Geauxld Finger
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with every generation of kids, racism slowly dies.
Unfortunately I'm so sure this is the case.
Racism these days is worst in progressive cities and those places are drawing a lot of young people. If you vote with your feet by seeking out a home with fewer black people, it's because you either (1) hate black people, or (2) are a selfish POS who is willing to throw them under the bus so you can have craft beer and yoga studios.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:02 pm to Geauxld Finger
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Yes he was a slave owner, but in that time, what white man of power wasn't. it was just how history was. obviously if a man like jackson existed today, he would likely not have the same ideals. the country was built on these ideals sadly. every leader this country has come from the same background. we can't revise our history. it doesn't mean that those men that built and defended the country shouldn't be celebrated because of the times they lived in. that's not really fair to them
Seems easy to understand to any rational human being.
The media fed grevience industry believes slavery only existed in 17th-18th century North America.
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