From: dowdy@tochtli.biochem.nwu.edu (Dowdy Jackson)
Subject: Re: Sexist African Males
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 22:08:19 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.154919.8511@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> pprior@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Paul A Prior) writes:
>>>
>>>From what I understand, the Africans who participated in the slave
>>>trade made money from the transactions, and were not themselves
>>>subsequently sold as slaves.

Where are you getting your supposed facts from ? How do you know what the
type of currency used by Africans was ? I keep hearing about all of this
junk on how Africans sold Africans to the slave traders but where is your
documentation ?

>Well, it sounds like you, sir, are getting your information from teh 
>Farakkan school of "evil whites and blacks can do no wrong" information.
>It is well known and established historical fact that blacks openly 
>participated and profited from the slave trade.  That is not surprising
>considering that african society (like most other societies) considered
>slavery acceptable practice.  The difference was that the scale was much
>larger due to the demand of the euro-americans.
>
Oh !! Please !! 

>Unfortunately, in today's world of feel-good education where statements
>such as blacks built the pyramids are espoused by the PC teaching 
>establishment these facts are denied as they would seem to assess some
>bit of blame upon black africans, which would destroy (as noted earlier)
>the concept of reparations based on ancesteral guilt.  Thus we see the
>products of such thinking in you, who throw out the accusation of 
>racism (via the KKK) whenever someone happens to disagree with you.

No ! I don't care if you disagree or not but on what basis do you base
your opinions ? You have yet to quote a source from which you are getting
your information.

>It's interesting that you have such a fascination with Jewish history
>and seem to base your foundation on what "the jews" can get away with.

Again its not a matter of what the "jews can get away with", its just
a matter of perception. If I used your logic then I could say that the
jews assisted in their own holcaust. Don't you see how stupid that statement
is. No one would assist willingly in their own destruction. Why do you have
such a hard time seeing that Africans would not assist in their own      
destruction ?

>I would suggest you attend to your own issues, and quit trying to 
>blur the facts with inflamatory sidebars.
>
No just facts.

>And I really don't see the point of your argument anyway.  Are you
>-really- trying to state that blacks never participated in the institution
>of slavery (for profit)?  Are you -really- trying to state that somehow
>a group of people on the basis of their skin color somehow have superior
>moral convictions and have evaded the tempations of immoral conduct?

Nope just stating the fact that whites enslaved blacks. Whites killed and
murdered blacks and their families. Whites are responsible for this
action.

>And it's important to realize the social and moral norms of the time.
>Today I would hope that the VAST majority of the world would denounce
>the institution of slavery.  Back then, however, and in fact all through
>history, slavery was a common practice.  Thus if we are going to 
>establish historical facts solely on the basis of race, as you seem 
>inclined to do, the world owes a debt of gratitude to whites, who 

Again you are wrong. We know that every society enslaved people. The
point is that no society enslaved their own and sold them to someone 
else. At least the Africans did not sell their own people to the
european slave traders.

>Please wake up and smell the coffee.  There are people of any race
>that will take advantage of another human being's weaknesses and 
>exploit them.  We need to work together to constructively build
>a future in which those sorts of people are hindered.  Today
>people such as you who espouse race related blaim in such a simplistic
>world view merely add support to modern day racists (both black and white)
>who would divide us.

I guess you don't have any racist views ??? I couldn't tell from your
postings whether or not you are a racist or just plain ignorant.

>Peace.
Same to you my friend.

Dowdy Jackson
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