RE: FB bans 'dangerous' individuals
May 9, 2019 at 3:27 pm
(This post was last modified: May 9, 2019 at 3:30 pm by Amarok.)
(May 9, 2019 at 8:59 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:Nope it simply doesn't refute my point and by "agenda " you mean holding the US government responsible for it's role sorry that not an "agenda" that simply a FACT. But nice try(May 9, 2019 at 7:35 am)Amarok Wrote: Which is aside the pointYeah, because it doesn't fit your agenda.
(May 9, 2019 at 8:32 am)Thena323 Wrote: That doesn't actually absolve the US government of anything, though.
Nor does it make Africans complicit in the truly sickening shit slaves experienced after reaching America's glorious shores, or the US government's continuous engagement in explicitly racist actions well into the 20th century. Government-sanctioned redlining only officially "ended" around 50 years ago.
Thanks for the flip-side.

(May 9, 2019 at 7:36 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Was the interdiction conducted along the US coasts? Not disputing what you're saying, but I'm given to understand that after about 1810, the majority of slaves were brought to the US via Florida and Texas, where the US had no authority at that time.And i'll simply point out that once in the US they were legally allowed to be used as slaves
Boru
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