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> All that rhetoric about liberty, progress, prosperity, toleration was a distraction in order to perpetrate those lies, and make white people feel better about
by crooked-v 7y ago
> All that rhetoric about liberty, progress, prosperity, toleration was a distraction in order to perpetrate those lies, and make white people feel better about themselves.
Well, quite a bit of it, yes. It takes some phenomenal doublethink to set out 'all men are created equal' as a basic principle during a war of independence, then enshrine slavery in the rule of law when it comes time to write an actual constitution.
- ikjadoon 7y agoExactly. And they took "men" literally, too. I think these authors prey upon (and hope for) readers who've not come in contact or aren't familiar with modern-day slavery, which uses similar gaslighting to rapidly dehumanize its victims. Modern-day slavery exists. The same tactics are used. "Don't expose the stories of the slaves. Making them human means you hate capitalism and you're a Neo-Marxist!" ️