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To: ItMatters2Me

Some of the greatest men in American history owned slaves. Having ancestors who owned slaves is not, in itself, anything to be ashamed of.

5 posted on 01/23/2007 5:29:39 AM PST by Thorin ("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")

To: Thorin

Having ancestors who owned slaves is not, in itself, anything to be ashamed of.

It is a sign of how far we have fallen into PC modes that you feel you should even write that.

24 posted on 01/23/2007 5:41:24 AM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)

To: Thorin

Some of the greatest men in American history owned slaves. Having ancestors who owned slaves is not, in itself, anything to be ashamed of.

Especially since it was:
a) Perfectly legal
b) Unremarkable
c) Socially acceptable
d) And found among whites, blacks, and red Indians.

Doesn't the Good Book say something about a person pointing out a mote in someone's eye while ignoring the beam in his own?

43 posted on 01/23/2007 5:58:21 AM PST by yankeedame ("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")

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