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They should have sent Sowell to Durban
jewish world review | thomss sowell

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.


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To: metacognate
Or Walter Williams! :)
21 posted on 09/09/2001 10:37:12 AM PDT by Liberal Classic
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To: gcruse
No thanks.

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. :)

22 posted on 09/09/2001 10:47:11 AM PDT by JMJ333
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To: Liberal Classic
How true! Walter Willams said while substituting for Rush that slavery was uneconomical. No reparation due a century and a half later!
23 posted on 09/09/2001 2:32:32 PM PDT by metacognate
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To: metacognate
I wonder how Africans nowadays would like to be shipped over, set free and live like Jesse!

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.

24 posted on 09/09/2001 2:41:35 PM PDT by Random Access
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To: metacognate
Christian British/American moral advance in the 1800's.

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?

25 posted on 09/09/2001 2:47:53 PM PDT by libertarian_usa
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To: JMJ333
We were the last to engage in slavery,

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.

26 posted on 09/09/2001 2:50:53 PM PDT by libertarian_usa
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To: gcruse
"How far is he willing to for the the sins of the fathers?"

I'm playing the world's smallest violin for you.

27 posted on 09/09/2001 2:51:54 PM PDT by libertarian_usa
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To: libertarian_usa,JMJ333
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.
 

28 posted on 09/09/2001 3:05:47 PM PDT by gcruse
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To: metacognate
It's sort of strange whe you think about it. The off-spring of the slaves who were sent to the Western World are all around the Western World. But in the Arab world, where slaves were imported in far greater numbers for a much longer period of time, you see none of their off-spring. How can that be?
29 posted on 09/09/2001 3:05:59 PM PDT by fella
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To: libertarian_usa
We were the last to engage in slavery,

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!

30 posted on 09/09/2001 3:58:43 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: fella
read the link in #8 for an answer to your question.
31 posted on 09/09/2001 4:00:01 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: JMJ333
Thanks for the link, the secondary link to the Slave Narratives is now a bookmark and is fantastic reading.
32 posted on 09/09/2001 4:55:11 PM PDT by fella
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To: JMJ333
You cannot provide a source. the Debate is over then - you lose. Next sheep in line.
33 posted on 09/09/2001 6:03:18 PM PDT by libertarian_usa
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To: libertarian_usa
I don't provide sources to lazy arrogant jackass newbies who think they know everything.

Take your sheep and...well..you know.

34 posted on 09/09/2001 6:42:12 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: libertarian_usa
Like I said...try google LAZY...before you hit me with stupid questions.
35 posted on 09/09/2001 6:42:58 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: fella
You're welcome. Here is another link you may find interesting--not to mention some great graphics on the thread!

Link</a href>

36 posted on 09/09/2001 6:56:10 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: JMJ333
"I don't provide sources to lazy arrogant jackass newbies who think they know everything."

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.

37 posted on 09/09/2001 7:00:51 PM PDT by libertarian_usa
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To: libertarian_usa
*yawn*
38 posted on 09/09/2001 7:07:55 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: libertarian_usa
If one of your allies says it - it must be true right?

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.

39 posted on 09/09/2001 7:13:30 PM PDT by JMJ333
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To: JMJ333
"*yawn*"

Yet, YOU reply again and you still know everything, but can't back any of it up. Congrats - and say baaaa.

40 posted on 09/09/2001 7:33:32 PM PDT by libertarian_usa
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