McCain's Black Relatives

[XSK_Diamond]

*sigh* You're doing exactly what I said. Thanks for making my point.

The few instances you could name does not negate that the NORM of West African slavery (and we are only talking about W. African slavery) was nothing like the NORM of American chattel slavery. As a matter of fact, West Indian slavery was much more brutal than American chattel slavery and some of the barbarism that U.S. slavery got came from there. But, that still does not negate that the norm of W. African slavery was nothing like the norm of American slavery. It was a totally different system, altogether, actually.

And, thanks for not being too condescending to me ... but I have done the research, thanks. Have you done thorough research and not just read the things that would support the position you already held?

Yes, there were a FEW black slave owners in America, too. There have always been blacks that didn't identify with other blacks. So what?

Originally Posted by PhiGam

African slavery was just as bad as American slavery in a lot of cases if you actually do the research, its just convenient to say that it wasn't barbaric.
There were black slave owners in America too.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by XSK_Diamond

*sigh* You're doing exactly what I said. Thanks for making my point.

The few instances you could name does not negate that the NORM of West African slavery (and we are only talking about W. African slavery) was nothing like the NORM of American chattel slavery. As a matter of fact, West Indian slavery was much more brutal than American chattel slavery and some of the barbarism that U.S. slavery got came from there. But, that still does not negate that the norm of W. African slavery was nothing like the norm of American slavery. It was a totally different system, altogether, actually.

And, thanks for not being too condescending to me ... but I have done the research, thanks. Have you done thorough research and not just read the things that would support the position you already held?

Yes, there were a FEW black slave owners in America, too. There have always been blacks that didn't identify with other blacks. So what?

I guess we don't know better....

[XSK_Diamond]

Of course we don't.

We're supposed to know more about other people's history than our own. It's funny. I don't go around telling white people how to be white. More specifically, I would never presume to tell an ethic white person what they don't know about their own history. Now, doesn't that just sound crazy?

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I guess we don't know better....

[preciousjeni]

GC didn't send me any thread updates so I didn't even see this entire discussion. I don't believe the issue that the folks in the articles had was that there was slave-ownership, but rather that John McCain hasn't acknowledged these members of his extended family.

I think it would be very interesting for McCain to reach out to these relatives. Perhaps he could change their minds about him and his policies. Where better to start than with your own family?