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Is there any convincing argument that African-Americans have not overall benefited from slavery in the long run? by 8thmonitor in AskSaidIt

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

In what way did colonisation under develop sub-Saharan Africa?

Exploitation of natural resoureces and manpower while keeping the profits adn corrupting the regional politics. It still happens, but there is a lot written about the colonial period. One can start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes

Is there any convincing argument that African-Americans have not overall benefited from slavery in the long run? by 8thmonitor in AskSaidIt

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

Then why were black families more stable and upwardly mobile 100-50 years ago than now?

They were not.

Their problems aren't due to discrimination born out of slavery but social change since the 1970s.

False.

I'm a toaster?

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If it burns when I urinate, is it OK to drink my pee?

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