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1   TMAC54   2012 Jun 17, 4:41am  

Significant problems are BEING caused by this "selective memory".
Although "selective memory" mitigates feelings of depression in the present, it later morphs our civilization in significant & unexpected ways. A few examples;
#1. Reverse discrimination has NOT been as beneficial for the Irish.
#2. Women became credit worthy (1973) home prices doubled in half a decade. Our mentality then accepts "unjustifiable appreciation".
#3. Gubmint's primary purpose is to protect it's people from monopolies like banks. W.T.F. ?
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WIM3GHvBQjY
Hitler almost won due to pacifism.

2   Patrick   2012 Jun 17, 7:59am  

That article is quite believable. It's very similar to what happened to the American Indians. It was in both cases about clearing land for foreign colonization. Very helpful to define the people living on the land as animals so that you don't have to feel bad about killing them and stealing their land.

3   lostand confused   2012 Jun 17, 10:57am  

Interesting article. Sad to say, never had heard of this before. But slavery did exist during Roman times too and back then, most slaves were probably whites, Egypitans, Persians -anybody captured in war etc.

Those were tough times.

5   New Renter   2012 Jun 19, 11:32am  

Anyone see the History channel documentary "Skeletons on the Sahara"?

http://www.amazon.com/History-Special-Skeletons-The-Sahara/dp/B001CU9E9K

Its based on a book by the same name which was based on an earlier book "Sufferings in Africa" written by James Riley, an American sea captain in 1817. Riley and his crew were wrecked off the coast of Africa (western Sahara area). He and the crew were captured and pressed into slavery by Arab traders as was the custom of the time.

Its a good story, one which supposedly influenced Abraham Lincoln and attitude toward the institution of slavery. It also brings to light the fact that slavery was - and is still - quite common throughout the world.

6   New Renter   2012 Jun 19, 12:46pm  

There are several websites which Ruki says

Indentured Servitude was not the same as slavery, no matter what this article claims it was.

Indentured servants were freed after 7 years, max. While abuse happened, the had a helluva lot more rights than African slaves did under the law.

Also, unlike slaves, the children born of indentured servants were not indentured servants at birth.

I'm with curious2, this is a con job.

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