GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith

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  • StarServal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    That didn’t happen. <– Removing slavery from history lessons.
    And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. <– We are now here.
    And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
    And if it is, that’s not my fault.
    And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
    And if I did, you deserved it.

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      I’d say various conservative factions are at each of the first 4 steps (step three: claiming systemic racism doesn’t exist, step four: “why should I be held responsible for something that my ancestors did?”)

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        “Conservative factions”? Buddy, that’s all of whiteness. Doesn’t matter if they’re conservative or “american liberal”(conservative but an inch to the left), they will go directly to the “but I never owned slaves, why should I have to <x> <y> and <z>”