Did you know the primary reason for the civil war was not slavery but was because of States Rights ?And did you know that after the war many of the slaves did not want to leave their masters because there had been a bond of love for each other develop between the slaves and the master ??
2006-09-27 08:27:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Slavery really wasn't that bad for the blacks, look at the unemployment figures for blacks then and look now. Another fact is mistreating slaves couldn't have been as rampant as "they" would have you believe. From a business standpoint it makes no sense. If I have property such as my tools that I use for work I take care of them, they make my money. I don't abuse it so I will have to spend money to buy another one, that is just stupid. As far as the confederate flag goes, these people can take any symbol and say it stands for whatever "they" want, I mean the star of David is now a gang symbol thanks to them. Just let them live in their fantasy world.
2006-09-27 11:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by bullybrian2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Black Panthers Party was formed during a time when blacks were severly treated due to race, so the BPP could be considered racist but it could also be considered a instrument to protect blacks during one of America's most racist periods. Confederate flag is a symbol of supporters of the Confederate staes during the Civil War so, yes, it could be considered racist. NAACP could also be considered racist or not. Farrakhan is racist, in my opinion.
Also, the civil war was totally about the slave issue. To say State's Rights is just an attempt to divert attention. And the slaves that were to afraid to leave their masters were obviously brainwashed to be fearful of everything outside of their plantation. And, to say that there was a "bond of love" is ridiculous! I studied slavery in college and I know there was no "love" for slavemasters. Fear maybe. Superficial tolerance? Maybe. This statement is a hasty generalization as it does not, for a moment, serve as a reliable representation of the majority of slaves. You are merely speaking of some instances which can't be used to draw any particular conclusion.
Overall, this is a Red Herring argument anyhow, so your point is invalid.
2006-09-27 08:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...I.. honestly do not know any thing about NAACP,,or this Louis guy but ,,,you made a Statement that I have to say,, I agree upon, and can also understand,, now everyone is going to think I am crazy,, or they, will all get mad at me...But yes, I can see Many reasons why the slaves would not want to leave..And I do believe that Many of them did have a bond with each other.....This was Life,,like it or not..But Not all the People beat and abused their slaves..I am not saying ''at all'' that I think it is O.K. to own anyone..But those were the times back then..and that's the way it was..The People who were treated OK I could understand why would they want to leave their home..that is what they were use to..That was Home.. and for,.MANY,,MANY other reasons also ....
2006-09-27 08:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by *Glowing* *Wings* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NAACP isn't rascist. Did you know you DON'T have to be African American to get their help? Did you know the Black Panthers created the first school lunch programs that are used in every public school across this nation?
The Confederate flag is not a rascist symbol. It is a part of this nation's history and we as a whole shouldn't ban it. We should tell our children and our grandchildren about it and what it was originally used for; a battle flag. As for Mr. Farachan,well, he just practices his Freedom of Speech very well.
2006-09-27 08:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
About slavery,many of the slaves did not know any other type of life and of the few masters that where good most were not and the kkk was not.
I do think they are racist and I do not believe In anything that they do ,but I was a supporter of Martin Luther King.
Many black men quote him about what he said ,but I admire the life he lead and he was a man of God and a martor.
I am white but I have learned faith In God from Black men and woman that taught me how to forgive and walk In love and when things get rough for me I can look back at slavery and the faith In God that these slaves had and thank God for there faith and what they taught me.
2006-09-27 08:37:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course these are racist organizations! Can you imagine if I tried to start the National Assoc. for the Advancement of White People organization? That would be called racist, so their crapola organization is equally racist. These people, these groups, and their leaders are hateful, spiteful people. Instead of solving issues within their often unworthy membership, they do nothing but harbor hate and fear and blame. The facts you have mentioned are indeed facts, but not facts that anyone would ever get to learn about in this propagandized society that feels oh so sorry for the slaves. People got along better back then than they do now, and I dare say that blacks were better off back then than they are now, too.
2006-09-27 08:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. But an expression of racial solidarity by the oppressed can hardly be called racist.
And the confederate flag might not always be viewed as racist by those who fly it. It could merely be an expression of provincialism. (GWB is just as much an idiot as Bubba who has that flag on his truck behind his gun rack.)
As to slaves not wanting to leave their masters, there is abundant literature in the field of psychology documenting the fact that prisoners, brainwashed cult victims, and other persons subjected to long term institutional abuses are afraid to leave the familiar abuser for the unfamiliar world of freedom and personal responsibility. Of course, producing such mental illness in your victims does not justify the criminality of abusers, but rather makes it all the worse.
2006-09-27 08:41:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Black Panthers are outright black supremacists, as well as Maoists. The Confederate flag is not racist in and of itself, but it does invoke racist images. The NAACP is racist in the sense that it only helps African-descended peoples, and Louis Farachan is just crazy.
2006-09-27 08:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah right. What did the slaves say?" Who will give me my next ten lashes now?" I highly doubt it but you are right about Civil War not being entirely about slavery.
2006-09-27 08:30:54 · answer #9 · answered by hpneil 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
..It seems that black against white is never racist. In NYC when a black kills a white, it is called "a robbery gone bad"
But if a black thinks he was insulted, then its a racial investigation.
Where would the blacks be now if they weren't traded for rum by their chiefs. They would be in Africa starving.
2006-09-27 08:38:12 · answer #10 · answered by blue eyed devil 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋