tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post5327897388558968775..comments2024-01-30T11:14:25.598-05:00Comments on Electronic Village: Tea Party Wants to Re-Write History Books to Give Positive Spin on SlaveryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-84822952202793506972012-03-02T17:15:59.436-05:002012-03-02T17:15:59.436-05:00Lady D, Dee-Vona and Henry - Why does it seem that...<b>Lady D, Dee-Vona and Henry</b> - Why does it seem that a story similiar to this one seems to pop up on a weekly basis in America? When will folks learn to exist without resorting to racist words, actions and behaviors?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-2961505956564308412012-01-28T08:03:52.184-05:002012-01-28T08:03:52.184-05:00Yet another wake-up call to live each moment with ...Yet another wake-up call to live each moment with our eyes on the prize (especially on Election Day). In Willie's Lynch infamous speech on the banks of the James River, he spoke of a system of division that would insure "slavery" for "at least 300 years. That was in 1712 (plus 300 is . . .)!Successisyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529073114267118795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-54124033229751281072012-01-27T22:20:17.327-05:002012-01-27T22:20:17.327-05:00What gets me is that they can talk about the Holoc...What gets me is that they can talk about the Holocaust all day and compare President Obama to Hitler (Glenn Beck)---something that didn't happen on American soil. Yet, they don't want to talk about/discuss/mention/admit to the human right violations that went on and is still going on here in America.<br /><br />@msladydeborah: I will check out the article on Alter Net. Thanks.Dee-Vonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334793897293642054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-20276915347415155572012-01-27T13:26:23.142-05:002012-01-27T13:26:23.142-05:00The spin is supposed to make the founding fathers ...The spin is supposed to make the founding fathers look better. But in order to achieve that goal the story of how indigenous and enslaved Africans were treated has to be eliminated.<br /><br />There is a really interesting article on Alter Net about how this same group of men would be considered unelectable in today's political climate because of their individual beliefs in God. I would suggest that people look it up and read it. <br /><br />This attempt only indicates that the people who support mythical America and its God given rights are incapable of handling the truth about America as a imperialist nation and ugly things truly were/are for people who were subjected to this form of capitalism.msladyDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593695415626632490noreply@blogger.com