Posted on 07/09/2003 7:14:26 AM PDT by Valin
His whole book, Out of America, is like that. Both white and black Americans can learn something by reading that book.
Haiti was a French colony. And I have been there. I say--NOT a coincidence!
I agree. And it's ironic, one of the most poisonous philosophies ever unleashed on the world is also the product of a white man: Marxism. The race is indeed irrelevant.
Brace yourselves for Blackhawk down X 100!!
And while we're on this subject, so glad to see that SOME black Americans really do "get it."
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It was recently disclosed that slavery was very much a part of the culture of the NORTH in the period before the War Between the States.
I'm more than a little suspicious of the timing of this "new discovery." The involvement of many members of the Northern merchant class in the slave trade has been well known for many years.
You can BET that Jesse Jackson, Sharpton and the rest of the race pimps will now use this "new discovery" to say "See, slavery was even MORE widespread here than we thought. White America needs to pay us MORE REPARATIONS!"
Trust me on this.
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I consider Alan Keyes, Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams possessed of three of the finest minds extant today. In case you don’t know them, all are black.
So far as I can tell, Keyes, Sowell and Williams oppose this idiotic call for reparations.
Those who are NOT descended from AMERICAN slaves need to sit down and shut up. Under even the most tortured, leftist, idiotic (redundant!) logic (oxymoron!), these people have no standing. And those who ARE descendants of slaves now calling for reparations need to remember a few things:
They should not only be glad to be in America, they should be glad to be ON THE PLANET! Had their forebears NOT been sold to the slave traders, the blood of their ancestors would have run into the earth over there several centuries ago. Their ancestors would have been killed outright or worked to death by the OTHER black tribes who captured them in one of the interminable tribal wars still raging on that sad continent. These modern day would-be "plaintiffs" would not even exist.
And should the great-great-great grandchildren of the approximately 3,000 SLAVE OWNING BLACK plantation owners in this country also be subject to PAYING reparations?
If so, how do we find THEM?
Robert Hitt Neill tells of attending a Tennessee Mountain Writer’s Conference years ago with several other authors. Among them was Alex Hailey, celebrated author of “Roots.” Watching a TV news show, a group of them watched a demonstration in a Southern state against the “Rebel” flag incorporated into that state’s flag. The very next report covered a famine in Africa. Graphic images showed dead bodies, starving children with distended tummies and runny noses and dying people covered with flies, too weak to brush them away.
Mr. Hailey intoned in a low, serious voice:
“Every time an American black sees a story like that, they should find a Confederate flag and kiss it.” He then pointed to the TV screen and continued, “Because these would be me and my descendants, except for American slavery. I thank God that my family and I are here instead of there.”
What about the millions STILL living in slavery, held there by members of THEIR OWN RACE in Africa and elsewhere today?
Do you suppose THEY are NOT targets of these reparations whores because they have little or nothing of value for which they can be EXTORTED?
And how about the MILLIONS of WHITES and ASIANS who have slavery in their backgrounds?
And I have SLAVIC roots on my dad’s side. Does anyone have Johnnie Cochran’s number – PHONE number, that is. Past time for ME to sue someone for MY reparations.
Next problem!
I have worked in West Africa and Southern Africa and after hearing some of these black leaders and their followers rant about how much they are owed because their ancestors were slaves my reaction was exactly the same as the author's: Every morning when they wake up they should thank God that their ancestors were slaves and they have not had to grow up in Africa.
That whole "reclaim the heritage" thing turned sour in my mouth too, when I was a shiny young 20-something. I went "back" to Ireland to reclaim my heritage. Well, Ireland is beautiful. But the Irish are... hm.... how shall I say this?
Okay, a joke will do: an American and an Irishman are walking down a country road and they come upon a spacious mansion.
The American says, "Someday, I'm going to live in this house!"
And the Irishman says, "Someday, I'm going to get the bastard who lives in this house!"
And that's how the Irish (and the rest of the Euros, as far as I can tell) are.
Over the weekend I was reading some of Sir Richard Burton (the explorer) writing about his travels in the 1800s in Africa. I get the feeling that the Africans never have found a respite from cruelty ... mostly in Africa.
And the Irishman says, "Someday, I'm going to get the bastard who lives in this house!"
And that's how the Irish (and the rest of the Euros, as far as I can tell) are.
Very true, but I wouldn't confine the phenomenon to Europe.
...author Robert Hitt Neill tells of an incident that occurred one evening a few years ago in a hotel lounge.He wrote that he and a number of other authors, in particular Alex Haley, were present.The television news came on and captured everyone's attention.
There was a story about a demonstration in South Carolina or Georgia against the "Rebel" flag being part of the state flag.
Then there was a story about another famine, war or some disaster in Africa with graphic pictures of bodies, starving children with distended bellies and running noses and dying people with flies all over them, too weak to brush them off.
"And Alex Haley said, in a low, serious voice: 'Every time an American black sees a story like that, they should find a Confederate flag and kiss it. Because there,' he pointed to the sad scene on the screen, 'would be me and my descendants, except for American slavery. I thank God that my family and I are here instead of there!' "
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