When I saw the trailer that shows some blacks talking about how they built the country I figured it wasn’t worth watching.
I missed the first 1/2 hr or so (too busy with dishes), while my family watched.
Didn’t hear that. Definitely they have at least 3 blacks - 2 women at least - putting their spin on it.
Incidentally, that is a popular myth now - “built on the backs of slaves”. Just like the pyramids! LOL (Of course they also like to say THEY were the Egyptians.)
Anyway, don’t you think the entire “working-class” mantra of “built in US” because it was literally built in the US lays the foundation for this view? I mean, we have been conditioned - by unions, which are by nature socialist - into thinking it’s all about the “working” man. That literal manual labor is the important thing.
In truth, who THOUGHT and PLANNED and DESIGNED is the real linchpin of progress, not mere “building”. Nothing would’ve been built without someone having an idea and feasible plans.
The union myth leads to this new-found pride (sort of) that (black) slaves are the real drivers of progress here.