Posted on 07/04/2023 5:18:29 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
That has nothing to do with speaking the Truth not being ‘bitter’.
Truth is Truth.
Are you denying that Britain vetoed our (colonial) abolitionist laws?
Yes or no. Pick.
Are you trying to say that slaves should have understood that their bondage was meant for good? Should Jews who lived through the holocaust understood that it was an impetus for the creation of modern Israel - that Nazism was meant for their good?
If we believe a people enslaved or brutalized by a regime should recognize that "God intended it for their good" - then what we believe is beyond credulity in my opinion.
In 1776 the REAL issue was independence.
Everything else would need to wait.
I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican,
and I never intend to belong to any other party than
the party of freedom and progress.
~ Frederick Douglass
Honor him, but not on the 4th, please.
BTTT
sorry.
i honor the Founding Fathers for putting it all on the line in starting this country.
How about Juneteenth?
How about just including him in regular history lessons through school? Or including him on MLK Day?
As it is now, we are already rubbing raw the past of slavery in Jan, Feb and June, then Native American issues in Oct and Nov. Toss in Kwanzaa and we’ve got Dec too.
Frederick Douglass deserves to be honored. Read his autobiography. Remember that the slave holders were for the most part a small minority of “power elites”. They still try to manipulate people for their personal power and wealth.
“If we believe a people enslaved or brutalized by a regime should recognize that “God intended it for their good” - then what we believe is beyond credulity in my opinion.”
Perhaps beyond credulity; certainly beyond my ability to explain in adequate terms.
But it is there, probably for a reason. One explanation - not a very good one - is that the story was put there for us to ignore.
“Are you denying that Britain vetoed our (colonial) abolitionist laws? Yes or no. Pick.”
Is this all you know about the matter?
Blame Eli Whitney.
“The CSA Nationalized whole Industries.The Mills and Mines, food and clothing Industries.”
I have in my possession some unused rationing stamps issued to my grandfather in WWII permitting him to buy kerosene for farm use. It is my understanding gasoline, sugar, and tires were rationed as well. Production of consumer goods like refrigerators and automobiles was prohibited by the U.S. government.
The government imposed mandatory wage and price controls. The government placed some Americans in internment camps. All this was during the time Americans were fighting in Europe and Asia.
When I read your statement that the CSA government did similar things, I was not too surprised.
Yes, and it was stupid then as well.
It's the elephant in the living room. All other facts are not nearly so dynamic as that some of the 13 colonies were trying to move away from the slave situation and were held back intentionally.
I wish I didn't know a thing about it and could ignore it. It's all in the past. The reality is though progressives make it a big deal, so we can't afford to ignore it. I'm simply leveraging the genius of the Founders and the timeline of abolitionism as they should be leveraged. It doesn't benefit the progressives - and there's no doubt about that. So I'm good with that.
The facts are on our side. Why leave such a useful item unused?
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