Posted on 10/12/2020 10:41:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
Pretty good encapsulation of what the 1619 project is all about.
Just imagine the world without socialism and the left. There would be so much more happiness, so much less suffering, and so much more progress.
That too.
No way Trump won’t win.
If Biden were in there, there’d be invisible strings moving him around and a ventriloquist when he moved his mouth. Most likely he’d meet some terrible “accident” so Heels Up up could come in and quickly take America down.
The Jacobins, like the Leftwing Academics today, are examples of what happens when pseudo intellectuals, without any sense of constructive purpose, have too much free time to meddle with other people’s lives.
The very notion of “assaulting America” is repugnant to me. Assault my liberty?
I recognized the 1619 project for what it was immediately. I think most did. The Southerners who wanted slaves to do their farmwork were opposed by Northerners who eventually fought a civil war to make things right.
This confirms what I told my kids while they want to college:
Your goal in college is to get a grade so you can get a degree so you can get a job. Forget about learning. You can learn on your own time. Forget about arguing with the professors. You can win debates on your own time after you graduate. Suck up to your professors and do whatever it takes to get a good grade.
A short and quick history lesson and basic math.
1781, September 28
Battle of Yorktown begins:
On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War
America was not an evil country in the 1600’s to the late 1700’s. It didn’t exist in 1619 or most of the 1700’s.
Peace negotiations with England began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally recognizing the United States as a free and independent nation after eight years of war.
Basic math and history!
Jamestown, Va. 1619 “20 Negroes” arrive on Dutch man of war ship. The Africans were not ordered and were traded for food and provisions for the crew of the Dutch man of war ship. Most were listed as indentured, not slaves.
In September 3,1783
We won the war, 164 years later, with England.
We were not a nation in August 1619. Jamestown was not even officially a Brit colony in 1619. Any slavery before 1783 was on England’s record. Most if not all of those 1619 Africans were indentured servants not slaves. Many like my ancestors were listed as Free Slaves in the censuses from the 1700’s.
If only
Thanks.
The link below describes a lot of what happened:
Treaty of Paris Terms
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris
The British wanted to end the costly war, but peace negotiations stalled when England wouldn’t recognize United States independence – a point on which the American delegation refused to budge. After the election of a new, more pro-American Parliament, Great Britain soon gave in and accepted terms of American independence.
Treaty of Paris Terms:
In 1782, the newly elected British Prime Minister Lord Shelburne saw American independence as an opportunity to build a lucrative trade alliance with the new nation without the administrative and military costs of running and defending the colonies.
As a result, Treaty of Paris terms were very favorable to the United States with Great Britain making major concessions.
The treaty, signed by Franklin, Adams and Jay at the Hotel d’York in Paris, was finalized on September 3, 1783, and ratified by the Continental Congress on January 14, 1784.
Here are the key terms of the Treaty of Paris:
Great Britain finally gave formal recognition to its former colonies as a new and independent nation: the United States of America.
Defined the U.S. border, with Great Britain granting the Northwest Territory to the United States.
Secured fishing rights to the Grand Banks and other waters off the British-Canadian coastline for American boats.
Opened up the Mississippi River to navigation by citizens of both the United States and Great Britain.
Resolved issues with American debts owed to British creditors.
Provided for fair treatment of American citizens who had remained loyal to Great Britain during the war.
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