I had a wild thought the other day, and it sounded awful when I expressed it at work, but I think it’s true.....
Though slavery was so wrong and the treatment of blacks was terrible, it did actually give birth to them becoming citizens of the United States. Would they all rather be living in Africa today? Starvation, disease, no hope for anything in life other than an early and miserable death? Why not be grateful that your ancestor’s suffering caused you to live in a free nation, and rise up and take advantage of that, as many have.
I liken it to Israel, in a way. The holocaust was diabolical beyond compare. It did, however, give birth to the nation of Israel. Those people never forget the suffering of their families, and are grateful and thankful for their nation, and it shows. They moved forward, not whining, but building and improving.
Well said. Thank you.
But it won't sit well with those advocates of victimhood.