'White Awake' group draws backlash at University of Maryland

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  1. RP12

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    You see Conservatives like Nazi's saw Jews and you think others have issues?

    POC groups want racism and racial identity discussed but when a group is made to do just that you can see the outcome from people like you ~
     
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    I'm not going to be your history teacher either. Do some reading.
     
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    Define "conservative".

    What measurable attributes separate acceptable white people from unacceptable white people?
     
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    I am not superior, morally or otherwise to any other human. You go on ahead believing you are, if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
     
  5. BobbyRam

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    If you're turning to the bible for logic you got bigger problems than misunderstanding confederate history. That thing has more inconsistencies than a Donald Trump press conference. Its more convaluted than a Republican who hates Democrats but loves Confederates.
     
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    Which makes me wonder why you seem to be obsessed with this issue. You are constantly posting stories about obscure events from right wing blogs and Fox having to do with race.
     
  7. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Obsessed? No. Pointing out double standards, yes. I'm sure you're fully aware that calling anything exclusively white will be criticized to no end, but not so with any other color.
     
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    Yes the vast majority. You can not separate the southern economy from slavery.
     
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    No not the vast majority of Southerners did not own slaves. About the same as in the Union slave states. And the entire countries economy could not be separate from slavery, the northern factories and cities relied on slave labor to provide agricultural products as did European countries.
     
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    So a Muslim terrorist is morally equivalent to an American who always stands for the national anthem? That's a bold stance. I applaud you, though I don't agree with you.
     
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    Not owning slaves doesn't mean you don't benefit from slavery. The souths economy was supported either directly or indirectly by slavery.
     
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    People like me? I fully support former southern conservatives indoctrinated in confederacy bias getting woke on college campuses. More power to them. :banana:
     
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    As a Caucasian male AND a Canadian, I speak with authority when I say white Americans discriminate against white Canadians. Enough aboot that!


    #MeTooEh
     
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    I will gladly echo that sentiment. Slavery is an abomination against humanity and against the Good Lord. The notion of taking away an innocent person's freedom and humanity and literally owning them is quite possibly the most reprehensible institution imaginable.

    Having said that, it is still true that it wasn't just eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-vil white people complicit in the slave trade.
     
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    Do you have an example of anyone here suggesting slavery was only done by whites? Hell slavery wasn't even only done by Americans. It goes on to this day and is done by people from almost every country. The sex trafficking trade is alive and well right now.

    The problem isn't that some people think only whites are guilty of slavery, you'd be hard pressed to find many on this board who'd agree with that, but you can't throw a stick in this thread without someone running in to defend the confederacy and it's a big problem as we're seeing o these college campuses with these children who grow up and are indoctrinated by their parents to apologize for and defend the pride of the confederacy and it robs them of the ability to move on from that hateful past. It really is a shame. I feel sorry for these kids.
     
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    What part of THERE IS NO DAMN GOOD SLAVE OWNER don't you understand.
     
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    As was the entire country including Union slaves states and Union non-slave states. The fact remains the vast majority of Southerners did not own slaves and they were fighting to protect them homes, the farms, their business, their families and the State from an invasion where the enemy was out to destroy everything.
     
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    Did I make the claim that someone in here said such a thing?
     
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    Did I claim you claimed someone did? I'm asking if you've actually seen that argument completely out of curiosity. Why so defensive?
     
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    Bluesguy said:
    What about the black Africans slave owners who sold slaves to the Europeans who brought them to the Americas?

    So we should ban from schools and colleges and public display any recognition or celebration of those Africans tribes and countries and tribal leaders and that culture?
     
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    Obsessed.

    Why do you care about some obscure event happening a thousand miles away from where you live, and which you would never have even known about had right wing media not tickled your racial outrage bone with the story (achieving their goal of getting a rise out of you).
     
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    I am proud of my ancestors who fought for the Confederacy

    They were good people and pioneers who built this country

    Their children and grandchildren fought and in some cases died in every way we have had

    You are never going to hear me curse them

    And yes, as an institution slavery was wrong though 98% of the soldiers fighting for the Stars and Bars did not own slaves
     
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    In Roman times people volunteered for slavery to avoid taxes.

    That was white on white slavery of course.
     
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    Oops

    Thats not where libs wanted to go at all
     
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    Think what you want

    I am not going to embrace liberal gibberish just to humor you
     
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