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Re: AFRICAN HISTORY MONTH
- From: John Newman <jnn AT synfin.org>
- Subject: Re: AFRICAN HISTORY MONTH
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:27:21 -0500
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- To: jamesd AT echeque.com
> On Feb 12, 2018, at 4:00 PM, jamesd AT echeque.com wrote:
>
>> On 11/02/2018 11:21, John Newman wrote:
>> Are you being purposely disingenuous? There were obviously also raiding parties and
>> the sale of “prisoners of war” between and within different black Africans themselves,
>
> Dramatic, but atypical.
>
> Enslavement on the basis of war was generally result of pacification campaigns, rather than "slave raids" - kings enslaved those who were persistently causing them trouble, with the objective of deterring troublemakers and getting rid of them. As, for example, the Irish.
>
> And most enslavement was not on the basis of war. It was more typically for petty theft, particularly stealing from one's employer, and vagrancy. (Not having visible means of support.)
>
>> divisions exploited by European slavers anxious to fill the gaping maw hungry for free
>> labor to subsidize the colonization and exploitation of the “new world”.
>
> Slavery was driven by supply, rather than demand. It was a way of dealing with problem people. And Africa had, and still has, more problem people.
>
You are so full of shit. Conversation with scum like yourself is utterly pointless.
Slavery was driven by a SLAVE ECONOMY, which was obviously driven by demand.
Do you actually believe the bullshit you spout?
> Walk down the street. You will notice that black Americans generally have smaller heads, reflecting smaller brains. Thus require more supervision, and are less apt to voluntarily accept supervision.
>
> People who need supervision, and are disinclined to accept it, cause problems. Slavery was a way of dealing with those problems.