My Huguenot folks’ names were “Maupin”, originally a
French name. It was shameful what was done to the
Huguenots; many of them were murdered just because
they weren’t Catholic. I don’t hate anybody; but I could
never be a Catholic - just too much in my past that leaves
a mark. Distant past for sure. - Slavery was on the way
out before long; and while blacks might have had to
sharecrop like a lot of the rest of us, they would have
been more likely to have walked away from that dynamic with
a bit of dignity. There’s something about having to do it
yourself that tends to foster dignity. LBJ invented “The
Great Society” in a cynical bid for the Democrats to “own”
the black vote forever. . which they apparently now do.
The Civil War left so many dead (the land was marred by
dead bodies for longer than many people realize). The
invention of the cotton gin was a big help in the
industry. Now, the cotton pickers are machines. - The
human condition really reeks & the ambition of some men
for power over people is demonic. - I’m in my 70th year &
on my way out of this mortal coil sooner rather than
later. Mankind has ruled himself and scored an F-minus!
So, I say “MARANATHA!” - the sooner the better!
God jolly well knew the result of human effort (after the fall) would be an ignominious flunk.
please not the sooner the better. You sound like a very nice person. We need as many as possible.
I guess it sounds obvious, but I doubt there is much of the groups that named it left behind. But I am interested in investigating.
I apologize on behalf of Catholics. Though I must confess to not being a very good one!