[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Quote of the Day by U S Army EOD

[tictoc]

Great find, JH2!

What is uniquely Western is not slavery but the movement to abolish slavery.

[tkathy]

The Western world also abolished polygamy, which is close to slavery. There are no successful polygamous societies to my limited knowledge.

[arasina]

Hmmm. I think I'm going to buy his book. Good post!

[CGVet58]

another outstanding post! For those who haven't yet, I STRONGLY recommend Dinesh's book "What's so great about America"... every Freeper should not only read it, but have it in their own library.

G-d Bless America,

CGVet58

[happygrl]

Those who say America and the West have grown rich at their expense are simply wrong. The real cause of Western wealth and power is the dynamic interaction of science, capitalism and democracy.

BUMP!

[Heuristic Hiker]

These facts seem so self evident, but thanks to the influence of radicial leftists like Edward Said - the opposite view is taught in our Nations finest Universities.

[el_texicano]

Thank you JohnHuang2 for posting this. I have been reading this book and am now in the chapter on Reparations. I find the book highly thought provoking. The author answers many questions that have dogged me for some time.

One of which was a bit about the issues surrounding the Civil War. I've read some emails from friends about the issue of state's rights and secession pro and con. What the author adds to that discussion (not that he mentions state's rights issue) is that of the tension that existed between slavery and the founding of this nation.

D'Sousa details how the framers of the Constitution struggled with the issue of slavery, with the issue of self government. To have forced the issue of outlawing slavery early on would have violated the very principle of self government they were trying to set up - the consent of the governed. So they set it up in a way that the principles contained in the Constitution would eventually overthrow the institution of slavery.

The arguments D'Sousa presents are worthy of considerable attention by any and all here.

My heart swells with pride and appreciation for what this country is founded on. Thanks to the author for his contributions to the discussion.

[CPT Clay]

bttt

[nicollo]

The article re-states the obvious, although I wasn't aware of Ali's remark, "Thank God my granddaddy got on that boat."

Sadly, the obvious herein needs to be said -- over and over again.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!