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To: BroJoeK

“In fact, no such issue is listed in the Declaration of Independence. Just the opposite: Jefferson’s famous deleted paragraph complained first that Brits had forced slavery on all American colonies and now intended to use slaves against the patriots.”

See: “HE has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us . . .”

Read it again. For the first time.


284 posted on 11/27/2017 7:18:55 PM PST by jeffersondem
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To: jeffersondem
See: “HE has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us . . .”

The DOl was referring to indians here, not slaves.

286 posted on 11/27/2017 7:45:44 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: jeffersondem
jeffersondem: "See: “HE has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us . . .”
Read it again.
For the first time."

Sorry, we've covered this ground before.
In fact, there were no slave-revolts -- zero, zip, nada slave revolts, at that time.
But there were a good many "domestic Insurrections" excited by the Brits -- American loyalists insurrections against patriots.

So that line in the Declaration of Independence does not refer to slavery.
Nor does any other, making your claims here bogus.

320 posted on 11/29/2017 4:21:03 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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