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Nye Bevan

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323. Anyone who sees slavery as anything other than a hideous abomination

Sun Aug 10, 2014, 07:51 PM

Aug 2014

is demonstrating, at best, breathtaking, oblivious and offensive ignorance. I do think that the lack of a jury hide of the OP may have been a good thing, in this case, if it allowed the OP to be educated of this.

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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