XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:34:08 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > Meanwhile, they were given the option to return to Africa and didn't   
   > bother to take it...   
      
   Because America is just as much their country as it is yours, by the same   
   criterion of birthright.   
      
   > No, it was primarily Muslims who enslaved them with the aid of their   
   > brothers within the continent. Islam is very clear that it is allowable   
   > for a Muslim to capture and own slaves ...   
      
   None of your religions have anything bad to say about slavery. That   
   includes Christianity. That’s why you were quite happy to be a part of the   
   trade.   
      
   >> But as soon as the idea of living up to that “all men are created   
   >> equal” clause in your founding documents, that you are supposed to be   
   >> so proud of, came up, suddenly you began to see the consequences of   
   >> your own actions as undesirable, without wanting to admit that it was   
   >> your fault all along.   
   >   
   > How is it _my_ fault?   
      
   The ideas you espouse are your fault.   
      
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