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Originally posted by RedHot
That's why Liberia was founded. If you are so ashamed of being an American I am sure Libera would be glad to have you. My great great grandmother was a slave, but you know what? If her family hadn't been brought over here against their will I may be in the mother continent dying of AIDS, getting my labia sown up, or hungry with flies buzzing around my frail body. There are dark spots on our history, but so much has been done to rectify the past. We must maintain a positive outlook to continue rising. Negitivity is only an anchor that brings you down.
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I don't think that was Ideal's point at all. Her embarrassment, (she didn't say shame) stems, I think, from her opinion of the present political leadership of the nation--but she can speak on that.
Are you seriously arguing that slavery, whatever conditions they left, was a good thing? Look, I'm sorry for your gradmother's and your families ordeal if they're similar to what you describe. But you can't walk in anyone's shoes but your own. If your American experience has been great, then you get to lead the parade. But you limit your credibility, IMO, to suggest that everybody else on matters of state must somehow see as you see, and hear as you hear. ...all that usually gets you is "tuned out."
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