Posted on 09/08/2001 5:54:26 PM PDT by metacognate
The real world-class chutzpah, however, was the demand of African and Arab nations for reparations of slavery. Just who do you suppose enslaved the millions of Africans who ended up in the Western Hemisphere? It was the Africans. And who enslaved the even greater number of millions of African slaves who ended up in the Islamic world? It was the Arabs. During the era of African slavery, Europeans died like flies in tropical Africa, where diseases flourished for which they had no biological immunity and for which medical science had yet to devise a cure. Capturing people to sell into slavery was the work of Africans in West Africa and of Arabs and Africans in East Africa. Europeans came in their ships, bought slaves from the Africans, and then left the scene quickly before they fell sick from African diseases. Even so, many white crewmen on the ships bringing slaves from Africa to the Western Hemisphere died on the way. The notion that it was white people who introduced slavery to Africa, or who captured most of the slaves themselves, may fit the mindset of those who thought that "Roots" was history, but this myth will not stand up to facts, logic or economics.
This is off the thread topic [sorry!] but castration makes me think of Jackie Sherrill, the coach for the MSU bullies--couple of years ago he lopped off a pair from a bull before a football game to fire up his team--yikes!
LibertarianUSA seems to be into self-flaggelation this morning. How far is he willing to for the the sins of the fathers?
Don't know--but I have my confederate arsenal locked and loaded. :)
Jesse is amazing. All that money and he does not even have a job. I am so sorry this racist country has treated him so poorly.
What about the Christians that were slavers in the name of Christianity - again Colombus to mind, just to start at the beginning of the "discovery" of North America.
Did the Christians back John Brown?
How do you know this? Don't give me a religious book as your historical timeline either - if that is your arguement than we have no debate.
I'm playing the world's smallest violin for you.
Heh. And it's just your size, too.
Don't be antagonistic too soon.
People on this board will come
in handy at times. Get to know
who's who. We'll wait. Oh,
and entice JMJ333 out, if you
can. That Freeper is a walking
education. Trust me.
How do you know this? Don't give me a religious book as your historical timeline either - if that is your arguement than we have no debate.
Let me know if you ever figure out how to debate people without sounding like a an arrogant nitwit. I love how you newbies come on the forum and think you know everything. I tell you what--do 10 minutes of research on google and look it up for yourself. I'm not going to do your work for you. And you can take your disdain of "religious books" and stuff it!
Take your sheep and...well..you know.
If one of your allies says it - it must be true right?
And if YOU repeat something enough times IT HAS TO BE TRUE.
Ignorance is Strength.
And if YOU repeat something enough times IT HAS TO BE TRUE.
No...basically, you asked a stupid question, which if you had looked up the topic on google search engine you could have found out for yourself without having to post to me with your snide comments.
You're one of these people who know everything, and therefore are superior to the rest of us. I'm saying to you, that I've been around here long enough to know to do a pinch of research before I ask ignorant questions, hence preventing myself from looking like a fool.
Yet, YOU reply again and you still know everything, but can't back any of it up. Congrats - and say baaaa.
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