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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack@Jan 27 2004, 06:55 PM
Much of your country's wealth was built by stealing land rich in natural resources from it's original inhabitants (native Americans) and killing them; enslaving black Africans and making them work for no pay and pillaging the third world of it's resources.
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Actually, it was the black africans who enslaved their own tribe members (brothers, sisters, children, nieces, nephews, etc etc) for many years before the white man came.
When the white man showed up, they realized they could make a profit by *selling* these slaves, and did so. And continued to enslave more tribesmen to take to market.
It's a tired, old half-assed argument perpetuated by those who don't want to know/remember the truth.