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hlthe2b

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92. It is a bit hard for me to think that those who bought/sold and "owned" slaves...

Sun Aug 10, 2014, 01:37 PM

Aug 2014

would somehow consider this "property" to be members of the family in MOST cases. The very fact of "owning" another human being sets forth a division--they become the "other"...

I'm sure some slaveholders were more compassionate than others in how they treated their slaves, some of the "house slaves" earned some endearment in the famly, and certainly not all beat and violently abused them. But, the exceptions very likely do not make the rule. Having lived in the deep South during much of my "formative" years, I heard this assertion that "slaves were members of the family" over and over and over again. I think it is largely an excuse for the inexcusable acts of their ancestors.

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Just saw 12 years a slave [View all] coljam Aug 2014 OP

Slaves were property. I'm sure some people took better care of their property than others. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #1

Yes, uncle and auntie would still be hunted down with dogs if they walked away,whipped, sold, Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #63

Sounds like a winger OP. Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #213

I don't believe this G_j Aug 2014 #2

I don't believe the poster believes it either. Squinch Aug 2014 #10

The phrase "cool story" comes to mind n/t arcane1 Aug 2014 #141

Exactly. The underground railroad didn't lead JaneyVee Aug 2014 #268

The slaves treated as members of the family were those who worked in the house. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #3

And usually were actually members of the family through the male owners. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #125

I have one very small bone to pick with your assessment.. whathehell Aug 2014 #226

The female (as well as some males) house slaves NOLALady Aug 2014 #237

I believe the number of slaves were higher. In the census report a slave was 3/5 of a free man LiberalArkie Aug 2014 #271

Good point! eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #276

Yes..The slave schedules have the actual count. JimDandy Aug 2014 #363

The above chart from 1860 seems to have actual counts of slaves in the population columns Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #396

Really? one_voice Aug 2014 #4

Pat Buchanan, is that you? Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #5

And Frederick Douglass gave us an example of how far 'kindness' could go: freshwest Aug 2014 #267

Perfect. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #275

If only one slave was whipped one time that would be too fucking many for me CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #6

You need to read some slave narratives on amazon. bravenak Aug 2014 #7

I think you are in the wrong place. Peddle this swill somewhere else. Squinch Aug 2014 #8

There goes that slaves were treated well meme rbrnmw Aug 2014 #9

I'm not buying the wide eyed, "I heard that..." crap, either. Squinch Aug 2014 #12

Read the post coljam Aug 2014 #15

which in my black history books is total bullshit rbrnmw Aug 2014 #16

You don't condone slavery, but you are pretty sure slavery was not that bad. Have you lived your Squinch Aug 2014 #23

Question the mistreatment of slaves? bravenak Aug 2014 #33

What in the definition of 'slave' Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #151

Who are you ? and the newbie that started this thread ? orpupilofnature57 Aug 2014 #214

why don't you read for yourself what some of them had to say about it? CatWoman Aug 2014 #300

You're either a RW troll or a totally naive and uniformed, unread . . . brush Aug 2014 #346

you question the mistreatment of slaves as a whole? fishwax Aug 2014 #354

when a slave grew too old to work, the vet was called. they were put to death like an old dog Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #11

they were treated like the family member you get to rape, beat and kill at will Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #13

Someone else beat me to the alert, and this crap OP was left by a jury. DU has jumped the shark. Squinch Aug 2014 #14

I was the alerter. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #21

That is a seriously disgusting jury summary. Some corner has been turned and it feels Squinch Aug 2014 #25

I alerted on the results. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #27

it turns my stomach rbrnmw Aug 2014 #31

Wow! Good thing jurors are anonymous. Iggo Aug 2014 #290

Good result, imo, elleng Aug 2014 #115

Well, I guess we'd better tell Skinner to change the name of this forum then. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #118

Hiding the post is an instant lesson. n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #171

yep and shown the door too rbrnmw Aug 2014 #176

It is not a lesson at all, its like a school teacher who is unable to discuss serious matters. elleng Aug 2014 #178

I totally disagree racism should receive negative responses rbrnmw Aug 2014 #193

The OP made an absurd assertion, one that anyone with even a rudimentary understanding Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #198

Excellent answer to utter BS etherealtruth Aug 2014 #221

I did think I'd missed some plank in the Democratic Party platform. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #251

Or any CPAC talking points, either! Must be in the *shadow* Democratic Party platform. freshwest Aug 2014 #277

The OP must have read some 'good reads'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #338

Are you serious? You think that post was some naive student and not a RW troll? nt brush Aug 2014 #348

I guess bigotry is just another point of view BainsBane Aug 2014 #333

I see no bigotry, elleng Aug 2014 #336

You are simply wrong BainsBane Aug 2014 #339

It is your OPINION that I am wrong, elleng Aug 2014 #341

It is not an opinion BainsBane Aug 2014 #382

Skinner's opinion too. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #388

Too late to educate "a 59 year old hippie from the Chicago area" tenderfoot Aug 2014 #391

no it is not tough noiretextatique Aug 2014 #408

Seriously? zappaman Aug 2014 #340

IKR!? Rex Aug 2014 #350

There is plenty of information in this thread that prove the racism and bigotry. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #342

who cares what you don't see? CreekDog Aug 2014 #403

would you also want to educate people who argue rape or murder is "not always so bad"? bettyellen Aug 2014 #385

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #140

And of course, none of the activist jurors who demand "education" for the OP Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #153

As I said, elleng Aug 2014 #160

That's nice. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #162

Have done, elleng Aug 2014 #169

the OP was not seeking education CreekDog Aug 2014 #409

Fortunately for ME, I didn't follow the OP around, elleng Aug 2014 #412

his transparency page was showing, one didn't have to follow him around CreekDog Aug 2014 #415

There are two posters, Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #180

So why aren't you EDUCATING the OP? tenderfoot Aug 2014 #194

Evidently we're all too "abominable" for someone's beautiful mind. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #299

How very Barbara Bush of her. KitSileya Aug 2014 #311

I'm glad the "People's Jury" on this thread have caused the OP to have a month-long vacation. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #315

I'm afraid I don't have as much faith as you. KitSileya Aug 2014 #319

There are some subjects where, if the poster is asking for "education," there is no question Squinch Aug 2014 #257

Agreed. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #163

I hope some will get their juror privs removed. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #174

I won't hold it either. Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #182

Argh, sorry you got a hide up there. This place. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #245

Well, see, the bigots need educating because hiding a post is just so mean! kcr Aug 2014 #400

It's always interesting to see whose opinions get rated as worth hearing, isn't it? Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #401

Look what does get hidden BainsBane Aug 2014 #334

Yep. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #337

I was on the jury for that liberalhistorian Aug 2014 #349

Try 1834 BainsBane Aug 2014 #351

Speaking of 1834, our president at the time was a genocidal racist. StevieM Aug 2014 #414

He also expanded the vote BainsBane Aug 2014 #416

I wasn't on the jury, but this type of ignorance needs some sunlight. femmocrat Aug 2014 #24

Yes - You can't expose ignorance by hiding it away! Beartracks Aug 2014 #250

This isn't ignorance. This poster is fully aware that slavery is bad. Because everyone is fully Squinch Aug 2014 #302

You could very well be correct. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #324

But if this were someone who was brainwashed all his life about slavery, he would not be seeking out Squinch Aug 2014 #326

You make a convincing argument. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #329

Why alert and hide an offensively wrong post? Beartracks Aug 2014 #248

I think a discussion zappaman Aug 2014 #253

You need a discussion about whether slavery was bad? Really? Can't we just accept that as a given? Squinch Aug 2014 #305

We can accept that as a given. Duh. Beartracks Aug 2014 #327

because it makes it sound like reasonable people can disagree on whether slaves were mistreated CreekDog Aug 2014 #410

That's okay, the OP now has five hides. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #249

Skinner should ban the OP and everyone on that jury who voted to leave it kcr Aug 2014 #365

face palm riverwalker Aug 2014 #17

4 posts hidden in 90 days, you're workin' onecent Aug 2014 #18

Only 3 coljam Aug 2014 #37

WOW only 3 with 171 posts rbrnmw Aug 2014 #62

No it is 4...the OP cannot be honest even when the obvious is obvious. Rex Aug 2014 #81

wish he' d just go to his Klan meeting and leave us alone rbrnmw Aug 2014 #138

No, you HAD 4, that is vieable by anybody when looking at an explanation of your % Jury. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #263

It's up to 6 now: freshwest Aug 2014 #287

good work freshwest.....lol onecent Aug 2014 #343

Did you know the movie is based on the autobiography of Solomon Northrup? femmocrat Aug 2014 #19

This is the most bullshitty post I've ever seen here gollygee Aug 2014 #20

Agreed. nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #29

And yet a jury let it stand. Puke. sufrommich Aug 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #306

Oh FFS malaise Aug 2014 #22

What sets us apart from the GOP is the coljam Aug 2014 #26

Sorry, buddy. There is nothing that sets you apart from the worst elements of the GOP. Squinch Aug 2014 #30

this person belongs over there with the freepers. rbrnmw Aug 2014 #34

I feel certain that he already is over there. Squinch Aug 2014 #35

we need unrec back and a better jury system rbrnmw Aug 2014 #39

Some OPs use the 'JAQing off' methodolgy. freshwest Aug 2014 #297

We ARE better, because we are not stupid enough to think slavery was pleasant. bravenak Aug 2014 #38

I suggest coljam Aug 2014 #46

I about puked the first time I read it. rbrnmw Aug 2014 #53

You made it sound like a nice thing. bravenak Aug 2014 #59

I suggest abelenkpe Aug 2014 #136

Your opinion that humans who were bought by other humans sufrommich Aug 2014 #43

If you spew apologies for slavery, you will be informed MineralMan Aug 2014 #90

Yes. elleng Aug 2014 #116

No what sets us apart, usually, is that we aren't racist. boston bean Aug 2014 #150

Attempts to rewrite history will be pilloried. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #261

Evidently, it doesn't set us apart. n/t Skip Intro Aug 2014 #360

are you upset that we can't discuss whether or not slaves were mistreated Skippy? CreekDog Aug 2014 #411

You're setting very low standards ecstatic Aug 2014 #424

My great great great grandfather was African-American he escaped slavery rbrnmw Aug 2014 #28

Bracing for your wide-eyed holocaust denial OP. And the shitty jury that lets that stand, too. Squinch Aug 2014 #32

Me too. bravenak Aug 2014 #40

Oh you know it. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #44

Won't happen. Check his postings. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #207

From what I've read, it depended on region, master, crop and duties of the slave LittleBlue Aug 2014 #36

Ben Franklin GirlinContempt Aug 2014 #294

Corrections (for outside readers) BainsBane Aug 2014 #357

Before hurling a racist tag at me coljam Aug 2014 #42

At the age of 9 the kids call it a "PARADE".....you dip You didn't know onecent Aug 2014 #45

I did something to make the world a better place coljam Aug 2014 #50

We aren't whining buddy. rbrnmw Aug 2014 #58

This detractor NOLALady Aug 2014 #264

sure didn't learn much rbrnmw Aug 2014 #48

What a pantload. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #52

So what? bravenak Aug 2014 #61

I bet you have a black friend, too. Squinch Aug 2014 #131

^^^^^ this^^^^^ rbrnmw Aug 2014 #143

Cool story. Like your OP tenderfoot Aug 2014 #192

Cool story, bro. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #265

have you read any books since then? noiretextatique Aug 2014 #407

One thing the movie shows is that there was no such thing as "good" slave owners. Coventina Aug 2014 #47

Note that the Benedict Cumberbatch character Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #314

Exactly. He feels "bad" about it, but not bad enough to change his behavior. Coventina Aug 2014 #335

"Maybe you should watch the movie again." Iggo Aug 2014 #369

i suppose some slaves were indeed treated like family members unblock Aug 2014 #49

Welcome to neo-DU, ladies and gentleman..... Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #51

I never said that read the post coljam Aug 2014 #56

You said you were taught that. Raine1967 Aug 2014 #246

Right wing racist drivel makes DU suck... Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #54

I find it hard to wrap my head around your kind of thinking. 99Forever Aug 2014 #55

99, you and I are agreeing! Which says something about this poster. Squinch Aug 2014 #307

A nice plus. 99Forever Aug 2014 #309

'Treating your slaves well'? 'Treat them as family'? Wow. So much hypocrisy and irony Lint Head Aug 2014 #57

Enjoy your stay! Rex Aug 2014 #60

He's been here for 4 years. sufrommich Aug 2014 #65

Well with OPs like that, I don't think he/she will be here long. Rex Aug 2014 #69

make that 6 shanti Aug 2014 #70

113 of them in the last 90 days. Iggo Aug 2014 #321

Either you are woefully ignorant, or you are a troll stirring up crap. raccoon Aug 2014 #64

I vote for both. gollygee Aug 2014 #109

not mutually exclusive etherealtruth Aug 2014 #223

I do not believe the human condition is evil. coljam Aug 2014 #66

Slavery is though. bravenak Aug 2014 #68

And before you rape their daughter - after all, she is property KitSileya Aug 2014 #313

Can't call it rape I guess. bravenak Aug 2014 #345

When I see people stirring denialist shit like this, though, I do tend to wonder. Squinch Aug 2014 #133

Read The Book Here For Free it's an Autobiograpy Public Domain mucifer Aug 2014 #67

to accept slavery as totally evil coljam Aug 2014 #71

Check out that 1860 census table above. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #72

So sell yourself into slavery. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #73

Read the post coljam Aug 2014 #74

I read exactly what you meant. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #75

Go to the land of OZ coljam Aug 2014 #77

You're the one talking it up dude. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #79

90 percent of the population did not own slaves. bravenak Aug 2014 #76

The OP is obvious trolling, I cannot believe people think the OP is sincere. Rex Aug 2014 #78

I don't think anybody is actually buying this bullshit. bravenak Aug 2014 #80

True...gonna be a hot hot summer. Rex Aug 2014 #82

I asked about that. bravenak Aug 2014 #84

Well just one more hide to go...161 posts and 4 hides already Rex Aug 2014 #91

Yes, yes, high minded discussions only. bravenak Aug 2014 #96

I'll take Cliven Bundy for $200 Alex rbrnmw Aug 2014 #155

The man taught classes at this person's school. bravenak Aug 2014 #156

Yes and David Duke was also a teacher rbrnmw Aug 2014 #172

Graduation robes were all white. bravenak Aug 2014 #186

exactly rbrnmw Aug 2014 #189

Make that 6 now... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #356

I agree most people did not own slaves coljam Aug 2014 #85

You read it. bravenak Aug 2014 #86

Slavery is totally evil. IT just is. MineralMan Aug 2014 #102

What 90% of Americans did at the time was evil. Face it. I am Ojibwe, and what white catbyte Aug 2014 #175

If you are trying to argue that good people turned a blind eye to slavery, mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #220

Evidently the Africans NOLALady Aug 2014 #270

"to accept slavery as totally evil" Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #285

It's autobiographical, you see. MineralMan Aug 2014 #83

While you keep going after my posts coljam Aug 2014 #88

Whoa!! bravenak Aug 2014 #93

As I said before I am glad I dont live in a society coljam Aug 2014 #119

Thoughts are in your head. bravenak Aug 2014 #122

so leave we won't miss you or your drivel rbrnmw Aug 2014 #135

Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out. Squinch Aug 2014 #308

I reply to posts. I have no idea who you are. MineralMan Aug 2014 #95

Self righteousness & self pity are not very sexy, coljam. catbyte Aug 2014 #181

Same here, I hope the admins are looking at this poster closely. Rex Aug 2014 #89

It's a deeply offensive post. I cannot sit quietly by MineralMan Aug 2014 #97

Good for you, I do too. Rex Aug 2014 #99

Well their no racism in any of my posts coljam Aug 2014 #126

Slavery WAS a racial issue. bravenak Aug 2014 #134

Slavery is not just an economic issue at all. It is a human rights MineralMan Aug 2014 #230

I am a genealogist. NOLALady Aug 2014 #320

Read the book. It's written by Mira Aug 2014 #87

I am not questioning what happened to Solomen coljam Aug 2014 #101

Do you honestly believe there were or are people sufrommich Aug 2014 #112

No coljam Aug 2014 #137

Humans are not that bad? Try Germany in the 1940's. arcane1 Aug 2014 #139

That's what I wanna know. bravenak Aug 2014 #142

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #152

Nowhere did I indict anyone. What percentage do you think were aware of the holocaust? arcane1 Aug 2014 #154

Only if you can agree that not all masters mistreated their slaves coljam Aug 2014 #164

Owning somebody IS mistreating them. bravenak Aug 2014 #166

We're negotiating history now? News-flash: slavery is in itself mistreatment. Forced labor. arcane1 Aug 2014 #168

You're really bad at analogies. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #291

The jury did hide the "the German's didn't know post" etherealtruth Aug 2014 #293

Wrong again. What college did you go to, Bob Jones? Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #159

They went to David Duke University rbrnmw Aug 2014 #187

+1 Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #191

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #222

Awww c'mon! bravenak Aug 2014 #225

Just did a little research tammywammy Aug 2014 #231

Figures. bravenak Aug 2014 #239

She also taught at our community college. I remember her. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2014 #355

RESULTS: A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #238

That's crazy! bravenak Aug 2014 #241

Too bad about the OP, but this hide puts the poster on forced vacation, at least. cyberswede Aug 2014 #244

It's his fifth hide. No posting until September 1. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #254

And now a sixth. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #258

As of now on a timeout until September 8 MohRokTah Aug 2014 #260

because of getting two hides in one day coljam is flagged for review. alp227 Aug 2014 #278

Good point. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #280

More startling than his/her hidden posts ... etherealtruth Aug 2014 #296

And Skinner brings out the ban hammer MohRokTah Aug 2014 #386

Nice shooting, Tex. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #269

He should have gotten a couple more hides A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #272

Lame, even by your abysmal standards. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #229

Really? What college was that, coljam? MineralMan Aug 2014 #236

One where they didn't assign THIS book, apparently... PassingFair Aug 2014 #331

"I can not believe human beings are so evil as to mistreat a whole class of people" sufrommich Aug 2014 #145

Do you believe the Holocaust was real? bravenak Aug 2014 #149

Post #152 etherealtruth Aug 2014 #317

Treating a human being as a piece or property IS mistreatment. Period. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #273

You can if it's based on Slavery. bravenak Aug 2014 #113

This message was self-deleted by its author mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #121

That's self serving bullshit, your OP is nothing but a questioning of the trutfulness of the book's Bluenorthwest Aug 2014 #123

He was not just "one man" Mira Aug 2014 #129

Solomon Northup's memoir--Twelve Years a Slave--was written after he was rescued mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #111

The book is Salomon Northup's narrative as told to David Wilson Brother Buzz Aug 2014 #128

It is a bit hard for me to think that those who bought/sold and "owned" slaves... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #92

Until women were given the right to vote lunatica Aug 2014 #94

My family did not have plantations or large farms. We occasionally owned slaves. ieoeja Aug 2014 #390

There's no such thing as stupid answers, only stupid questions/nt DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #98

Booo!! bravenak Aug 2014 #100

RWing talking points have no place on DU imo. Rex Aug 2014 #103

Thou dost protest too much coljam Aug 2014 #105

Nah I just like calling out trolling when I see it. Rex Aug 2014 #108

The stock answer for those who have lost the argument and can't admit it. And don't look now Squinch Aug 2014 #266

This normally would have been hidden i think. bravenak Aug 2014 #106

This entire OP and all of your replies, and the jury who left it are pure distilled idiocy. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #104

I am glad I dont live in your society coljam Aug 2014 #110

Look who else agrees with you: Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #114

We wouldn't need to police you if you kept your 'thoughts' to 'yourself'. bravenak Aug 2014 #117

It's called a basic understanding of history BainsBane Aug 2014 #228

Cute. Hissyspit Aug 2014 #283

This was allowed to stand? Raine1967 Aug 2014 #227

Yeah, I was the alerter. I thought the intentions of the OP were clear as glass, but he got a 2-5 Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #232

Unbelievable etherealtruth Aug 2014 #259

OK, who sent ya? napkinz Aug 2014 #107

I saw this movie once d_r Aug 2014 #120

If it hadn't been illegal for slaves to learn to read and write mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #124

The WPA Oral History Project Bluenorthwest Aug 2014 #165

Ha. A real treasure trove. I think I've heard about this, mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #177

Great post!!! zappaman Aug 2014 #127

Read the book Freddie Aug 2014 #130

After the civil war ended Dawson Leery Aug 2014 #132

Seriously? linuxman Aug 2014 #167

Since you asked, you can give your opinion! akbacchus_BC Aug 2014 #432

enjoy your stay. eom PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #144

I hope you enjoy your pizza Marrah_G Aug 2014 #146

Next thing you tell me that Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #147

No coljam Aug 2014 #157

Then ask him if he'd be okay Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #173

Wow! What a heaping pile of bullshit! tenderfoot Aug 2014 #148

OP's first PRO-SLAVERY attempt Failed with Jury: A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #158

Clears things right up! bravenak Aug 2014 #170

Yes it does! Rex Aug 2014 #185

Good find. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #183

Awwww, Call Me Wesley Aug 2014 #188

they were enslaved, not anything like family. They were imprisoned and denied freedom of choice bigtree Aug 2014 #161

The OP is proud of their thread. They are pro-slavery and gloating now. Rex Aug 2014 #190

Go read the profile of the OP. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #195

Agree 100%. Rex Aug 2014 #197

Kind of amazing the guy has lasted this long. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #199

Oh my, coljam. Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #179

His latest OP was just locked by hosts pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #206

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #184

The obvious flaw in that argument is what happened after they were freed. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #196

Anyone that knows what the middle passage is, knows the OP is full of it. Rex Aug 2014 #200

The argument is absurd on the face of it. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #205

Yes and to pretend the rest of us that do know history are wrong Rex Aug 2014 #208

Calling... zappaman Aug 2014 #201

It is as if the Bundy Ranch finally found the WWW and DU Rex Aug 2014 #204

Could the poster be from... zappaman Aug 2014 #209

Not even Denmark would make that smell. Rex Aug 2014 #211

You learned wrong BainsBane Aug 2014 #202

No...Just No. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #203

maybe you can explain further to everyone how you came to this curious point of view. Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #210

In the movie you saw I'm sure you noticed Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #212

" soft pedaled " for sure. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2014 #215

Anytime you find yourself writing "I don't condone slavery but..." DanTex Aug 2014 #216

Good advice. Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #217

but orpupilofnature57 Aug 2014 #219

Ask Cornel West about the exaggeration ? orpupilofnature57 Aug 2014 #218

Please do more research. You can find primary sources roody Aug 2014 #224

I don't know anything about Dr Fortune, NOLALady Aug 2014 #233

Have a nice VACATION! A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #234

Thank goodness! mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #243

6 Years a Troll. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #247

Must be some kind of record. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #252

His human light is flickering low. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #256

! cyberswede Aug 2014 #332

We get a month reprieve from their posts. herding cats Aug 2014 #304

Please self delete your post. Raine1967 Aug 2014 #235

THIS is your professor? …: Raine1967 Aug 2014 #240

Wow... Cliven Bundy has arrived to DU!!! cui bono Aug 2014 #242

This has Recs? zappaman Aug 2014 #255

I noticed that too. rbrnmw Aug 2014 #274

I am really hoping those are the "you guys have to see this troll in action" variety of recs. Squinch Aug 2014 #310

Wow, I never alert on threads, cwydro Aug 2014 #262

The South is just never gonna give up on this one, is it? McCamy Taylor Aug 2014 #279

Don't put this asshat in the South. cwydro Aug 2014 #301

Oh for fuck's sake... Hissyspit Aug 2014 #281

I bet that was character building. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #328

I took an African American studies class taught by Tom Morello's mom Skittles Aug 2014 #282

Are you fucking kidding? Iggo Aug 2014 #284

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Aug 2014 #286

I can't believe this racist bullshit survived a jury. MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #288

Fuck that noise Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #289

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Aug 2014 #292

I cannot believe that this post was allowed to stand. stage left Aug 2014 #295

I think you made a wrong turn in Albuquerque. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #298

This OP is nauseating and disingenuous to the point of trollery. No answer will "educate" the poster Hekate Aug 2014 #303

My husband and son overheard a lot of comments like this OP Cairycat Aug 2014 #312

"I do not believe that the human condition is evil" fujiyama Aug 2014 #316

In the author's note to one of Barbara Hambly's Benjamin January novels Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #318

You do not believe that the human condition is that evil? Enthusiast Aug 2014 #322

Anyone who sees slavery as anything other than a hideous abomination Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #323

Is this your professor, here? Dr. Gwen Fortune. Can you please name at least one of her suggested Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #325

Slavery is so cool! I hereby volunteer you! pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #330

It was all evil. Didn't you read the slave narratives in history class? Slavery is evil. applegrove Aug 2014 #344

Buying and selling someone isn't mistreating them? Brickbat Aug 2014 #347

OMG, now I know why this has so few recs, it was actually much worse for many people ... slipslidingaway Aug 2014 #352

Bigger OMG Bobbie Jo Aug 2014 #370

Seriously???? RetroLounge Aug 2014 #353

Hmm . . . n/t Strelnikov_ Aug 2014 #358

Is this a serious post? Iron Man Aug 2014 #359

No. Hissyspit Aug 2014 #367

Wow BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #361

The myth of the benevolent master is a rationalization device. MatthewStLouis Aug 2014 #362

took 'em to disneyworld too. they loved 'it's a small world' sure did spanone Aug 2014 #364

Nope, it was Hissyspit Aug 2014 #368

my bad.... spanone Aug 2014 #374

You might want to read The Intesting Narrative of the Lif of 1monster Aug 2014 #366

or they may want to read some George Washington Cable... tenderfoot Aug 2014 #371

MIR Team (Skinner) banned coljam hrmjustin Aug 2014 #372

Yay gollygee Aug 2014 #376

Let the joyous news be spread... N/t. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #377

Good riddance. n/t tammywammy Aug 2014 #378

+1. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #379

Thank you, Skinner. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #380

yes, and why are 4 DUers recommending that crap? CreekDog Aug 2014 #395

I think 2 might be mistakes. Also some rec to be able to find it later. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #398

if they want to recommend it, they can take the heat for recommending crap CreekDog Aug 2014 #404

Coljam has left the building. lpbk2713 Aug 2014 #373

I miss him already. Orrex Aug 2014 #387

Methinks the OP.. doxydad Aug 2014 #375

What's evil LWolf Aug 2014 #381

Aaaaaand...Scene! Iggo Aug 2014 #383

See you in a few, dickhead! .nt Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2014 #384

Horrible right wing OP, just had to add my $0.02 nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #389

4 DUers recommended it CreekDog Aug 2014 #394

what I've read in the past.... steve2470 Aug 2014 #397

I've rec'd threads like this for the rubber-necking value. Iggo Aug 2014 #399

I think you should start an entirely new OP, would have been locked on DU2, but hey... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #423

If the recommenders agree with the OP, yes I have a problem with that CreekDog Aug 2014 #425

Well, I finally found the post that prompted your poll, yay. I heading down to the pool. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #426

Ocean's actually several degrees warmer than normal this summer CreekDog Aug 2014 #429

I fully agree. It must be that as we age, it feels colder, but I'm undeterred! NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #430

why are you posting bullshit that slaves were treated well? CreekDog Aug 2014 #392

Slavery apologist, nazi apologist, troll. LexVegas Aug 2014 #393

AYFKM Mr Dixon Aug 2014 #402

liar...there is no African american professor noiretextatique Aug 2014 #405

you need education noiretextatique Aug 2014 #406

Finally this guy was banned LittleBlue Aug 2014 #413

"Aunt" and "Uncle" were not terms of respect Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #417

Oh, now I understand the "unity poll" posted after this OP. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #418

The OP has been PPRed pintobean Aug 2014 #419

LOL. I was tempted to vote in the poll.... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #420

Yeah, I saw that. pintobean Aug 2014 #421

I think it's a sad waste of energy. Slavery exists today in different forms. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #422

this was your first post in that thread CreekDog Aug 2014 #427

you really pay a lot of attention to this stuff, see my last post to you, lets go swimmin! NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #428

You kidding, right! Slaves were treated humanely. akbacchus_BC Aug 2014 #431

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!! NT UMTerp01 Jul 2016 #433