[Nifster]

The article is talking about the US slave trade

I care about slavery today and yesterday. One cannot pretend that the US did not engage in the practice. Pointing at others saying they did it too is nothing but deflection

Until we face and deal directly with the issue it will forever haunt us

[SmokingJoe]

Oh puleeze!
Slavery goes back as far as 3,600 years BC. Slavery has existed in every single culture and civilization throughout history and existed in Africa long before the United States was even founded. Those are the FACTS.
No one more is pretending there was no slavery in America. I am yet to see anyone say that on this thread.
On the hand America does not owe anyone an apology for slavery any more than the far worse slavery in ancient Rome or ancient Egypt and a myriad of other civilizations. Why don't you go demand that modern Egypt apologize for the slavery of ancient Egypt while you are about it?