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To: John_Wheatley
Boy, you really hate the United States and Americans, don't you?

doesn't deserve respect.

I think that sums you up quite well.

You still seem content to condone American slavery by blaming others as worse, and can't look at the history of your country in the eye.

What an idiot. I don't "condone American slavery." I condemn all slavery, including that practiced oh so briefly in my own country. But I will NOT condemn America or all Americans because a very few of our countrymen participated at the tail end of a practice employed by humans throughout history. In fact, quite the opposite. I am proud of the US for being one of the leaders in eliminating slavery, not only in our own country but worldwide. It took time and hundreds of thousands of lives, but we finally defeated it in our own country after a paltry 80 years. How many thousands of years was slavery practiced in Britain before you finally decided that it was a bad thing? Percentage wise you have been slave free for an eyeblink, while we have been without slavery for more than half our history.

In answer to your question, NO, I will not condemn my country for taking 80 years to defeat slavery when most other nations took thousands of years to confront the same sin.

As to Britain outlawing slavery, tell that to the Irish, the Hindus and Muslims, among others, who suffered under British rule until very recently. I don't think they'll applaud your high minded principles as they count their dead.

And to your other post Is there any countries you do like? Yes, there "is" many countries I like. What I don't like are racist or nationalist idiots who hate my country and try to attack it. You strike me as a likely adherent to National Socialism. Get over it.

Your hatred of America and Americans is truly obsessive. You need help.

179 posted on 02/06/2005 10:50:49 AM PST by Phsstpok ("When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring.")
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