Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of Democracy Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 09:55:28 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <41fdec9b-5471-7c7d-b46a-c3d3a8963bb8@example.net> References: <2ItTO.338744$v8v2.95701@fx18.iad> <199392d0-9628-8177-2f3b-35b23a721dd4@example.net> <086607f1-2283-f7fb-ddf9-ac4766b06530@example.net> <1ea1cd67-c7f5-c7c8-1ab2-a4aeaea78a40@example.net> <1720682654.752442474.582401.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <142782004.752628032.576363.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-1513424930-1730969729=:7362" Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1340528"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: <142782004.752628032.576363.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:228705 comp.os.linux.misc:60733 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-1513424930-1730969729=:7362 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, Peter Flass wrote: > D wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 4 Nov 2024, Peter Flass wrote: >> >>> D wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 22:30:39 +0100, D wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a significant >>>>>> demand for labor in plantations across the Americas and on islands such >>>>>> as Mauritius and Réunion. This demand fueled a slave trade that affected >>>>>> many African communities. While much of this trade involved individuals >>>>>> from coastal regions or areas further north, it also extended into >>>>>> southern Africa. >>>>> >>>>> With a whole continent full of indigenous labor they imported Africans. >>>>> The truth is while the Cherokee didn't have a problem enslaving people >>>>> from other tribes they saw the value of buying Africans instead. When they >>>>> headed to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears they took their African slaves >>>>> with them. >>>> >>>> Really? So indians bought negro slaves? Had no idea! In europe, indians >>>> can do no wrong, and their history is held up as a paragon of eco-friendly >>>> and just, which was crushed by the bad white man. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> They enslaved people from other tribes, too. Without plantation agriculture >>> it wasn’t that common. >> >> I'll never trust a democrat when it comes to US history again! What else >> has been hidden from me? In europe, indians are these sweet little nature >> people who can do no wrong, and who were abused by the white man. That's >> the only story around the european mainstream. >> >> > > You should read what the Iroquois or Comanches did with captives. Do I dare to? And do you have any links/books? --8323328-1513424930-1730969729=:7362--