"That bad part of this country's history should be accepted. Not used as a figurative cudgel to beat down pro-Americanism or as a tool to further anti-Americanism. Just accepted as a dark spot on the nation's history, the same way the American Revolution is viewed as a bright moment in the country's past. "
You miss the point, we have been beaten down by this racial propaganda.
As a conservative you must wonder what set the United States on it's path of destruction, it was when we changed simple history into an indictment of everything American.
You wonder why we are swamped by immigrants of a different race, of a different religion, of a different culture, language, etc, etc.
America has always dealt with it's faults, but in the 50s and 60s the left used that to move us into a national feeling of guilt, and shame, and self revulsion (at least by the leftist elites).
The left used this falsely brutal version of our history to drive legislation like the 1965 immigration bill and feminism, and black power politics, and they removed Christianity under the umbrella of being "the white power structures religion".
Many of us on this forum watched this happen, many of us supported the shift, and then we saw the horror as the radical left used our nations goodness to destroy it.
You seem to have recently discovered warts that we all know about and are tired of focusing on, this is the 21st century, 50 or 60 years of wallowing in self destructive guilt is enough, for one thing "we" aren't even "we" anymore, so you can leave the old roots stuff behind.
""That bad part of this country's history should be accepted.""
You must be kidding, we have wallowed in it for two generations, we need to move on to the stars, and more advanced thinking.
Good Morning Anse112,
Here is an epithet that all sane people in America need to embrace. "That was then and this is now."
I myself am sick of this slavery sugar-tit being milked for infinity as a cancerous growth which keeps returning after being removed/cured.
Unfortunately some of these ideaologists will never face the truth of slavery as to how it began.
Conquering african tribes sold members of the defeated tribes to the dutch.(europeans) The dutch in turn sold them to landowners in the America both north and south.
They were a work force owned by the individuals who purchased them. One's standard of living was invested in the slavery work-force a commodity purchased with pecuniary interest.
Some slaves owned other slaves and were given land, a home and other essentials as payment(wages) for their labours from their investors.
As to mistreatment, I am sure slaves were mis-treated, but one might ponder how well a beaten or abused slave might perform his duties, if that were a constant pattern during those times. A whipped, abused, or impaired work-force will yield far less productivity in the cotton industry for the slave owners.
I believe any sane and prudent person would not condone or adhere to any form of slavery in this day and age.
We all need to remember that we as Americans, regardless of race, color or creed should not become slaves held accountable for what happened in the past.
Communists love to use the past to futher divide and conquer America.
The commies far left-wing liberals have one agenda,(destroy America) by any means necessary.
Americans please remember, when you are in a foxhole fighting the enemies of America and our way of life, it does not matter what race the person is fighting beside you.
In closing, Ansel your concept(comments) are the way things out to be viewed in America.
Respectfully,
NSNR