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ananda

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12. What's left of it, that is...

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:07 PM

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Remember, much of racist southern history has already
been erased... but of course, not all of it.

I guess Trump and co. are going after it big time now.

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Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad [View all] Celerity Saturday OP

An attempt to erase WHITE history. n/t Frasier Balzov Saturday #1

Yep malaise Saturday #4

Yes: there are three sides. African Americans had it bad, slavery whites were much worse since they held the whip. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #5

Even racists knew that slavery was bad. Iggo Yesterday #29

What's left of it, that is... ananda Saturday #12

Man, you are a resource. Drawing a salary yet? cachukis Saturday #2

EarlG told me the cheque is in the mail. Celerity Saturday #6

Smooth. cachukis Saturday #9

Does he pay better or worse than George Soros? EdmondDantes_ Saturday #10

Looking forward to trump telling us what the UPSIDE of slavery was. (nt) Paladin Saturday #3

That kind of "re-imagining" is well under way. Frasier Balzov Saturday #7

Yep. You beat me to posting it.... GopherGal Saturday #13

Like how to pick cotton and obey orders without question?? (OR ELSE) Jack Valentino Saturday #21

The upside of slavery was Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #8

The Northern economy also profited from it: Jack Valentino Saturday #22

Speaking from the depths of his unplumbable ignorance and bigotry The Blue Flower Saturday #11

His Dad (Fred) was a Klansman arrested in NY in 1920's at a rally (WaPo). Together they paid the highest fine Evolve Dammit Saturday #14

It's as thin as he is lame54 Saturday #15

When you are evil personified like trump and hitler, it's hard to see the bad in the bad. Wonder Why Saturday #16

Wait, didn't the slaves learn valuable life skills? groundloop Saturday #17

The most valuable skill a very few of them learned was Jack Valentino Saturday #23

It's hard to believe that in the 1970's on network TV Roots was shown and it exposed the cruelty of slavery kimbutgar Saturday #18

Why could they not show it on TV today? Because of Trump?? Jack Valentino Saturday #24

Yes we can get it in streaming but it was in network TV in the early 70's! kimbutgar Yesterday #25

NO, I saw it the first time, and it was the mid-70s, since I was in Jr. High at the time. Jack Valentino Yesterday #30

DURec leftstreet Saturday #19

It takes effort when you're raised by racists. rickyhall Saturday #20

How many rebellious people were thrown overboard resisting slavery? GreenWave Yesterday #26

And if you're a young woman Trailrider1951 Yesterday #28

Slavery: No big deal. Cracker Barrel's new logo: End of modern civilization. Paladin Yesterday #27