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Err... Ever heard of the 2000 election? Al Gore won by popular vote, but the electoral college voted Bush, so Bush won.

Right, but that's because most candidates campaign for battle ground states, not individual votes.

It might seem like the popular vote should win you the election, but it doesn't. The founding fathers built the government to withstand mob mentality.

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Right, but that's because most candidates campaign for battle ground states, not individual votes.

It might seem like the popular vote should win you the election, but it doesn't. The founding fathers built the government to withstand mob mentality.

They say all roads point to Rome.

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Because for over a century ago people with a funny color were slaved just because of that. We have gone a long way since the day the first slave was shipped from Africa into America. Now we have a African American president who will probally kill a majority of racism.

This is big for the destruction of races.

You know who sold the black slaves to us?

Black slave owners in Africa.

SLAVERY DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH RACE.

The fact that slaves were black is only signifigant in that it made it easy to say that they were different, and it was very obvious that they looked different, so there was no problem rationalizing that it was fine and making sure that people wouldn't get confused about who was and was not a slave.


They were black, so they weren't the same as everyone else, so they weren't people with the same feelings as us. It was okay to enslave them.

Also, if someone saw a slave walking down the street, they knew they were a slave because they were black.

Quote from Gavel

They say all roads point to Rome.

No, they say all roads LEAD to Rome.

Lead, point; same thing.

Quote from Ash

You know who sold the black slaves to us?

Black slave owners in Africa.

SLAVERY DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH RACE.

The fact that slaves were black is only signifigant in that it made it easy to say that they were different, and it was very obvious that they looked different, so there was no problem rationalizing that it was fine and making sure that people wouldn't get confused about who was and was not a slave.


They were black, so they weren't the same as everyone else, so they weren't people with the same feelings as us. It was okay to enslave them.

Also, if someone saw a slave walking down the street, they knew they were a slave because they were black.



No, they say all roads LEAD to Rome.

Actually black slave owners sold slaves because slaves were treated right in Africa. They had rights, just not political rights. The black slave owners didn't know that the slaves would be treated like shit.

LEARN TO HISTORY

actually, black slave owners became slave owners so they wouldnt become slaves them self.

ROOTS YO

When we get our first white/black/hispanic/asian/jewish lesbian president, then you guys can run around claiming equality is getting reached.

Until then, we're only in baby steps.

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actually, black slave owners became slave owners so they wouldnt become slaves them self.

ROOTS YO

What kind of other slaves...Indians or australian people or both?

Quote from Buttons

Actually black slave owners sold slaves because slaves were treated right in Africa. They had rights, just not political rights. The black slave owners didn't know that the slaves would be treated like shit.

LEARN TO HISTORY

Obviously, you missed my point. My point was that the fact that there were people who were black wasn't the cause of slavery, it was an excuse.

What you said didn't contradict a single thing I said.

LEARN TO CORRECT.

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Obviously, you missed my point. My point was that the fact that there were people who were black wasn't the cause of slavery, it was an excuse.

What you said didn't contradict a single thing I said.

LEARN TO CORRECT.

Didn't prove you wrong in what you were trying to say, but the things you said were invalid.

LEARN TO RECORRECT A CORRECTION.

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LEARN TO CORRECT.

LEARN TO SPELL.

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Didn't prove you wrong in what you were trying to say, but the things you said were invalid.

LEARN TO RECORRECT A CORRECTION.

What was invalid about it?

Were you there back when the slaves were bought in Africa?

You weren't, huh?

Ok, so shutup, because either one of you could be right about it.

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Didn't prove you wrong in what you were trying to say, but the things you said were invalid.

LEARN TO RECORRECT A CORRECTION.

Oh? Highlight the invalid part.

All this talking about slaves reminds me of my substitude teacher when i was in 3rd grade......He said he lived to see Luthor king do his speech and he also said that his great grand mother was 4 when slavery ended and his great great great grandmother lived to be a slave and our substitude tought us some especific(Did I spell that right?) things about slavery so I know some stuff about REAL slavery.