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Originally Posted by Monkeyman
And your point is??? I couldn't care less about what this woman has to say. The fact that she had an affair, took nekkid pics of herself during that time with the other guy kinda steers me in the opposite direction.
As far as the "N" word, I have a different POV then you guys and we'll never agree...my point is that the black community had ownership of the word and can use it however they like. It was purchased by them...the price was hundreds of years of being bought & sold like cattle, abused, hung, raped, castrated, lynch mob public murders, burnings, draggings, men of the cloth saying they were second class citizens, Christian people owning them, needing to use different bathrooms, restaurants, & hotels, unable to attend schools...it's their word now, they can do what they want with it. Bmit that's just "my" opinion and I have a right to it.
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Hundreds of years? How about thousands. How about all races. How about the fact that slavery and indentured servitude have been the way of life since the beginning of time to the point that instruction is given in the word of God on being a good slave.
How about the fact that the generation in time (1840's to 1880's) when mankind finally evolved beyond the concept that other humans (of all races) are not our own property on a worldwide basis is the generation now most reviled for what has been the norm for thousands of years.
Yes there was upheaval. Yes there was conflict. Yes there was death. Yes there was mistreatment. Yes there were atrocities. These things are part and parcel to a major event in the evolution of mankind's thinking. These monumental types of changes don't come quickly or easily. But they are worth the fight. A concept that was the norm and beyond question for most of our time on this earth was coming under scrutiny world wide because we, as a species, were reaching a higher plane of living.
But it always amazes me that the generation that DID say "no more"... The generation did DID say this is no longer acceptable... is viewed as if they were the only generation that ever kept slaves when, in reality, they were the last generation and this is so because they forced through the turmoil that is evolution of thinking and change and they said... I don't care what history says... our brethren are not our property. And for that action they will forever be maligned.
The history books should not fail to tell of the lynchings... the draggings... all of the terrible things that went on during this time in our human history. But when the chapter is closed the history books should say... "But we did it". Together mankind moved beyond the concept of slavery and owning one another. It was a hard road but we persevered together and what was once an every day occurrence is no longer a part of our mainstream life. The history books should say...
"There were those who did not want this change but the common voice of man won out. There were those who fought it and did terrible things to maintain the ownership of our own brethren but no matter how hard the battle was the goal was clear and nothing short of victory would be had. As a nation, as a race, as one world we gave a generation of our time, blood, efforts, money & lives to bring an end to slavery. Mankind had seen it's best day come to being"
But the history books don't end like that. They end at the atrocities as if they had nothing to do with the change that was taking place. The history books act like the atrocities have nothing to do with the largest, most wonderful, most amazing accomplishment mankind has every had the wherewithal to bring ourselves to fulfill. It was a hard time. It was a terrible time. But, when it was all said and done, it was our shining moment as a species but that shining moment will forever be viewed as the lowest point in human history.
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