Posted on 11/30/2009 8:48:53 PM PST by Borges
It's more a case of some black activists and history revisionists trying to claim every ancient accomplishment that took place on the continent of Africa as an accomplishment of black or Negroid civilization. And not a few make the outright claim that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.
This little nugget has been around for years.
Esteemed historian Al Sharpton
How in the world did you land on a thread from 2009?
In a poll made on several different days in the Galleria Mall, 83% of African Americans polled could not name the current president of Africa
Trick question. Africa has a Prime Minister.
Now that’s a good one......
Next time I do the poll I’ll ask about Prime Minister
Lol, well, I can't name the president of Africa either, so who am I to talk?
Interesting. Article displays an obsession, with women’s role and status, reflecting such obsessions among contemporary “educators.”
My study over time, indicated Germanics and Celtics came to Central Europe, from the region in question.
Omission of same probably due to priority on women.
Valley of the Roses.
Had a lot of friends and acquaintances that escaped from the Communists in eastern Europe.
One anecdote by a Bulgarian related that the rose crops were one of the few sources of hard cash. So of course the regime “collectivized” the whole process, paying the workers a pittance based on weight of gathered roses.
Seems that the collective commissar was a highly educated city fellow but ignorant of farm work.
The workers figured out how to increase their wages.
A workers committee approached the Red Rose Commissar with an idea to increase the daily harvest.
“Let us start work with first light of dawn when it is cooler that we may work more effectively.”
Delighted the the workers offered much earlier start times all for the glory of the revolution, he consented.
So the workers started picking the roses while they were heavy with the morning dew and made sure to have their harvest weighed before the dew burned off. Same amount of roses picked but quite a bit heavier and more profitable.
Always wondered if the story was true. Some many bits of captive humor had the “stupid” peasants pulling one over the over their more intelligent party overlords.
Like to think it was true, those Bulgars are a clever bunch.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.