A look at slavery outside of the West. It has become popular to blame White people for slavery, to the point that many actually believe slavery was invented by or exclusively practiced by Europeans. Europeans abolished slavery on humanitarian grounds, and spread this across the globe.

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[–]BobOki 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I love watching videos on youtube of POCs learning about the history of who and how slavery was done in Africa. Firstly, I like to see their thoughts to better expand my own thinking and view points, but secondly it is pretty hilarious just how SHOCKED they are to find out just how much they have been lied to on this subject.

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The irony is that they believe white people are in power and have white priviledge despite the fact that white people are slandered at every turn by all the institutuions and governments, and that slander is used for anti white laws and policies.

[–]passionflounder 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hey- rewriting history takes time. Eventually this popular belief will be made into fact. Please be patient. Remember, blaming white people for all of the ills of the world is not only fashionable, it is necessary. Continue doing the Good Lord's work.

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Correct. Every culture is ignorant of real history, believing in their own preferred fake history. Sometimes that fake history is "we're the greatest" and sometimes its "we're the worst".

The truth is every culture sucks, because people are dicks. They just suck in different ways.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Another frustrated graduate student who took an online job, eh?

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not a student. Not frustrated except for the idiocy of Homo nonsapiens. And I have a real job thank you for asking.

[–]EddieC 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Everybody thinks we are a democracy because they have forgotten feudalism @ serfdom, slavery and colonialism...
 

[–]BobOki 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"We are a constitutional republic." "I don't know what that means, democracy?" "no." "wat?" That is pretty much how it goes everytime I correct someone on that.

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Everybody thinks we are a democracy

Because they get to vote every few years, and think that voting is the only thing which makes a democracy democratic.

Because they think that voting for Kodos over Kang will make a serious difference.

[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don't think anyone has attempted to give the impression that only Whites enslaved people. Part of the opera Prince Igor by Borodin features White slaves. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADJzzBR0qzg

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well there's where you're wrong, bucko.

https://www.thecollegefix.com/college-students-think-america-invented-slavery-professor-finds/

“Most of my students could not tell me anything meaningful about slavery outside of America,” Pesta told The College Fix. “They are convinced that slavery was an American problem that more or less ended with the Civil War, and they are very fuzzy about the history of slavery prior to the Colonial era. Their entire education about slavery was confined to America.”

[–]Dune1032 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If the professor is correct, they most college students are not familiar with the Bible or world history.

[–]The-Real-Mario 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have never heard of thaf opera before, ... perhaps because it references the uncomfortable truth that this post is about?

[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Israelites were permitted to have slaves. See https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2025:44-46&version=NIV