When I suggested that hugh benefited from Slavery - I was basing it upon the idea that his concern with American politics and race relations was rooted in his being directly involved as an American. Your reply that he's a Canadian is the first honest response I've gotten to my question. And yes - everyone who's a US resident or American Citizen benefits indirectly from slavery - to this day.
Aetna Insurance built its business with policies upon slaves. Similarly, the American economy was propped-up upon the unwaged labor of slavery for centuries. Since that time we've also used policies to perpetuate injustices, like "Red-lining" in FHA loans, and denial of various benefits under the GI BILL and New Deal and on and on...
These are complicated matters - and I believe in honest discussions in their regard. I don't feel like "hugh 011" does, however - based upon not only his initial meme, but several of his subsequent responses.
As to "Muslim Slavery" - allow me to say that I oppose it, as with all other kinds. It does seem similar in many respects to the slavery engaged in by Rome, or ancient Egypt, however. If Muslims are engaged in mass-scale, intercontinental trans-shipments of dehumanized people, whom they're using for Corporate and Capitalist colonialism in a scheme involving 3 separate continents... Well that's news to me.
I feel like my responses to hugh 011 - were in direct relation to what he did say - while pointing to the other folks who've propagated the same myths. That doesn't seem dishonest or unfair, to me. His initial meme, and subsequent responses do, however. And FTR - once again - I'm not a fan of Senator Harris, generally, nor a supporter of her Presidential bid. She is a Senator who represents California, where I live however... So to the extent that she engages inportant topics of national concern, and moves the debate in a progressive direction, I certainly support that.
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