"White British"
#61
Re: "White British"
I don't think slaves counted as people so "all men" might mean only free people having a penis (the views of the framers on gender identification contrary to observed reality are not, afaik, recorded).
Is the argument behind the raising of job quotas above that people need to be classified in order that the quota requirements can be met?
Is the argument behind the raising of job quotas above that people need to be classified in order that the quota requirements can be met?
This was a compromise agreement, The North didn't want slaves counted at all, the South wanted everyone counted, slave or not. The issue was over seats in the House of Representatives.
"All men are created equal" words from the Declaration of Independance,, attributed to Jefferson, he owned lots of slaves, so I doubt it had anything to do with any anti-slavery positions.
Last edited by kimilseung; Dec 18th 2017 at 1:14 am.
#62
Re: "White British"
What a slimey s**t, and they all fell for it, just as well.
#63
Re: "White British"
A consumate politician then, one who defines his own words to suit himself. 'ALL' don't mean all when 'MEN' don't mean men. Likewise 'EQUAL' don't mean equal when 'black equality' ain't the same as 'white equality', but of course he don't mention that cos the words on their ownsome sound nice and that makes him look good.
What a slimey s**t, and they all fell for it, just as well.
What a slimey s**t, and they all fell for it, just as well.
There is absolutely no sense of irony nor even apparent awareness of the absurdity of the books position. There is no more acknowledgment of American slavery being a blight on freedom today than there was 250 years ago among vast swathes of the US population.
#64
Re: "White British"
Ah what thought arise after a glass or two of wine.
#65
Re: "White British"
How true. Slavery is alive and well in many societies. At least in the US in Jefferson's day we can recognise it as such, today we are chained by the mortgage, by the credit card and the need to provide for our families. We are bound in slavery to whatever financial house that owns our debt. Are we any better off by thinking ourselves free?
Ah what thought arise after a glass or two of wine.
Ah what thought arise after a glass or two of wine.
Ah, ok.