19-07-2020, 10:26
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Re: Black Lives Matter
Here's an interesting piece about slavery
Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes that one of her ancestors sold slaves, but argues that he should not be judged by today's standards or values.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53444752
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19-07-2020, 12:01
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Woke and proud !
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Re: Black Lives Matter
I think we should just all be nice and respectful to each other regardless of skin colour. Radical I know.
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19-07-2020, 17:46
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by Mr K
I think we should just all be nice and respectful to each other regardless of skin colour. Radical I know.
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And all other orientations and flavours.
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19-07-2020, 17:51
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Re: Black Lives Matter
Apart from politicians. They deserve to be mocked.
For being politicians.
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20-07-2020, 14:44
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by Mr K
I think we should just all be nice and respectful to each other regardless of skin colour. Radical I know.
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Christ, Mr K. We agree!
I've always liked you really. 
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20-07-2020, 14:52
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Christ, Mr K. We agree!
I've always liked you really. |
That's one for the Guinness Book of Records; OB, Christ & Mr K in agreement.
Just needs jfman to climb aboard.
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20-07-2020, 14:53
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Rise above the players
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
That's one for the Guinness Book of Records; OB, Christ & Mr K in agreement.
Just needs jfman to climb aboard.
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Steady on... 
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20-07-2020, 15:10
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Re: Black Lives Matter
I can imagine the mods quickly checking to see if Old Boys account has been hacked
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20-07-2020, 15:15
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by Carth
I can imagine the mods quickly checking to see if Old Boys account has been hacked |
I was wondering if Mr K had been hacked 
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21-07-2020, 09:06
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
Here's an interesting piece about slavery
Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes that one of her ancestors sold slaves, but argues that he should not be judged by today's standards or values.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53444752 |
Total double standards. If someone trafficked in human cargo, they should be called out. Wrong is wrong.
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21-07-2020, 09:37
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by ianch99
Total double standards. If someone trafficked in human cargo, they should be called out. Wrong is wrong.
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Yup
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21-07-2020, 09:47
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by ianch99
Total double standards. If someone trafficked in human cargo, they should be called out. Wrong is wrong.
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And history is history. You gonna call someone out whose grandfather was a brutal SS officer? Let it go.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Yup
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Nope. Today's standards have nothing to do with the past phase when standards were different. Let it go.
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21-07-2020, 10:02
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
Here's an interesting piece about slavery
Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes that one of her ancestors sold slaves, but argues that he should not be judged by today's standards or values.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53444752 |
Can't help but wonder if she would have that same stance, if her ancestors hadn't been involved.
Yet again, the issue of the fact that they were involved in slave trading, long before the Transatlantic trade started, is conveniently dodged. By dodging it, the false impression is given that the "colonial powers" were somehow primarily to blame. The "colonial powers" may have increased the demand, but they didn't initiate the slave trading in Africa.
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21-07-2020, 10:17
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Re: Black Lives Matter
http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibit...erybeforetrade
Makes nonsense of the narrow complaints of the colonial days.
You woke bleaters should pack it in and let our society and legal system deal with today's issues, including punishing BLM demonstrators who attack property.
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21-07-2020, 10:19
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#1155
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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
And history is history. You gonna call someone out whose grandfather was a brutal SS officer? Let it go.[
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No one's suggesting calling out a slave-trader's descendants, just calling out the slave-trader.
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