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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Evolving]
#1531088 - 05/08/03 02:15 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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what sources am I stating? here is my argument, once again. america's past social conditions have had more of an influence on its current social condition than a few documents which contend that america is an amazingly free country. I fail to see the "leftist sources" you refer to. I suggest you attack my argument rather than me, because by doing so, you lose all credibility.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Edame]
#1531093 - 05/08/03 02:16 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Sorry to butt into the discussion, but do they still have "chain-gangs" in the US, and if so is that not slavery in a sense?
Some states do, yes. As far as I know they are perfectly constitutional.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: I_Fart_Blue]
#1531099 - 05/08/03 02:18 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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ahhh, the american constitution, the blinding light of freedom.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: I_Fart_Blue]
#1531109 - 05/08/03 02:23 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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It's constitutional to force people to work? I thought it would be down to individual states to pass laws like that, although I can't claim to fully understand exactly how the US system works.
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Well it obvious that you are fairly ignorant, and you know not really of what you speak. How do you feel that you can negatively comment on documents or writings which have no knowledge of? It would be foolish to admit that slavery had no impact on American society, however is even more foolish to claim that the notions on which this country were founded are diminished by a dark spot in this nation's history. There are numerous countries which have instituted the practice of slavery; that were involved in the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, it is upon the ideas of freedom which slavery was abolished, that all men are created equal.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: I_Fart_Blue]
#1531125 - 05/08/03 02:29 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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ahh ignorance, yes its bliss.
you really get emotional when american ideals are put into question dont you?
thats a good thing, they are great ideals, my argument is that, even though these ideals are on paper, existing social conditions prevailed over these ideals, and they have carried on into the 21st century. my example of this was a comparison of slavery with the current black prison population.
sure....."all men are created equal", but in america...are they treated equal,
no.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Edame]
#1531138 - 05/08/03 02:32 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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It's constitutional to force people to work?
It certainly seems to be the trend here lately. The constitution is only as fair and true as the court that interprets it.
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I thought it would be down to individual states to pass laws like that
It is a state institution, if thats what you're asking. Some states have chain gangs, some do not.
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what sources am I stating?
here is my argument, once again.
america's past social conditions have had more of an influence on its current social condition than a few documents which contend that america is an amazingly free country.
What are your sources for assessment of America's current social conditions? Do you live here? No. Have you ever lived here? No. Have you read the documents and are you well versed in the philosophies underlying the documents which served as the basis for the creation of the American government? No. How can you make a well informed opinion if you are not informed?
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Emotional? Not terribly, though I certainly feel that the US is probably the best country in which to live, as do many across the world. The ideals on which this country were founded are extremly relavent to this day. To attempt to compare the black prison populous to that of the institution of slavery is ludicrous at best.
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"thats a good thing, they are great ideals, my argument is that, even though these ideals are on paper, existing social conditions prevailed over these ideals, and they have carried on into the 21st century. my example of this was a comparison of slavery with the current black prison population."
perhaps you should retract your statement that 'america was founded on slavery and oppression' then.
we're all aware that the ideals america was founded on have often taken a back seat to racists, puritans, fundamentalists, bigots, socialists, and others. it's too bad.
you really should read up a little on the ideals america was founded on.
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atomikfunksoldier writes:
sure, it was founded on the bill of rights and the constitution, but it was also founded on slavery and opression.
Incorrect. It was founded on neither.
As an Englishman, you are of course aware that England didn't abolish slavery until 1833-34. They beat America by three decades, so England led the way on that issue, for sure.
do you think america would be the richest country in the world if it wasnt for all that slavery? free labour for hundreds of years?
The agrarian South had a single cash crop - cotton, which was its sole source of what little wealth was produced there. Oh, and some tobacco, too. Note that tobacco sales in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century were hardly earth-shattering. The goods produced by the industrial North (where there was no slavery to speak of) was the source of America's wealth, not cotton and tobacco sales.
if you want to be proud of what america was "founded" on, then you should accept that america was founded on oppression...
You can't possibly be serious. Do some reading, bloke.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: ]
#1531378 - 05/08/03 03:36 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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perhaps you should retract your statement that 'america was founded on slavery and oppression' then.
What other terms doyou have for black slavery and the oppression of the native american population? Without oppressing the native americans what would america be today? How is this point even arguable? Unless you believe native americans were not oppressed?
you really should read up a little on the ideals america was founded on
Well we all have ideals - Shrub talks about freedom for the downtrodden till he's blue in the face. Unfortunately the ideals and reality are often quite different.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: ]
#1531390 - 05/08/03 03:38 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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mushmaster writes:
we're all aware that the ideals america was founded on have often taken a back seat to racists, puritans, fundamentalists, bigots, socialists, and others.
This is what is so wrong with democracy, ya see. Politicians pander to the racists, puritans, fundamentalists, bigots, socialists, and others, because they represent votes. To a professional politician, votes are more important than the Constitution.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: I_Fart_Blue]
#1531398 - 05/08/03 03:40 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dear God, I actually agree with I_F_B. Perish the thought :-)
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Xlea321]
#1531408 - 05/08/03 03:43 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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perhaps you should retract your statement that 'america was founded on slavery and oppression' then.
What other terms doyou have for black slavery and the oppression of the native american population? Without oppressing the native americans what would america be today? How is this point even arguable? Unless you believe native americans were not oppressed?
How is this point even arguable? Well, if you have a modicum of understanding of the English language and more than a third grade ability of reading comprehension, you would notice the word, 'founded.'
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Phred]
#1531409 - 05/08/03 03:43 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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This is what is so wrong with democracy, ya see. Politicians pander to the racists, puritans, fundamentalists, bigots, socialists, and others, because they represent votes. To a professional politician, votes are more important than the Constitution.
If the majority of the people were racist, puritan, fundamentalits, bigots or soclists, then that would be democracy in action. Just because oyu might not agree with the majority doens't make them any less the majority.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Edame]
#1531418 - 05/08/03 03:46 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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note to whiny-liberals - America had more white slaves brought over from Europe than we bought from other Africans in Africa. Maybe you should learn your history instead of having it spoon fed to you by Carson Daley and the Homie G Posse (thats just made up America wasn't "built on slavery" anymore than they were build on any other idea they had at the time that is now outdated. Thats like saying america was built on puritanism
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: JohnnyRespect]
#1531451 - 05/08/03 03:54 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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JohnnyRespect writes:
If the majority of the people were racist, puritan, fundamentalits, bigots or soclists, then that would be democracy in action.
Which is exactly why the Founding Fathers were so careful to construct a country which was not a Democracy -- the US is a constitutionally limited Republic. The President and the members of congress are elected through a democratic process, but the US is most assuredly NOT a Democracy. Too bad more people (especially politicians) are incapable of making the distinction.
Just because oyu might not agree with the majority doens't make them any less the majority.
The majority saying something is right does not necessarily make it so.
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Evolving]
#1531471 - 05/08/03 04:01 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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more than a third grade ability of reading comprehension
You flatter him WAY too much!
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Re: What I love about America... [Re: Evolving]
#1531472 - 05/08/03 04:01 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well, if you have a modicum of understanding of the English language and more than a third grade ability of reading comprehension,
Is it possible for you to make a point without this childish flaming bullshit?
you would notice the word, 'founded.'
I noticed it. Now could you display the faintest degree of mental competence and make a point?
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