An adult just learns that his/her close grandparent was enslaved during childhood. Is it right to get angry, sad, not care, or be grateful it's over?

[Jammaa]

Please pick the choice that's closest to how you feel. Imagine your close family member experienced 12 years of slavery, treated like how slaves in the US state of Louisiana were treated in the 1840s-50s, but it's been decades since then. There's a movie called "12 Years a Slave" for reference. It's a story about a Solomon Northup, a free Black man who was living with his wife and kids in New York, but while traveling, he was drugged, captured and enslaved by white men.

The movie got great reviews, so go check it out. However, if you're not the type, below are some scenes from the film of how slaves were treated:

For those who wanna know, I'm Asian American. There are parts of Asia where people are still treated like this by the way. I don't think my grandparents were treated quite as badly, but from what I can tell, if the videos are 10/10 horrific, then they experienced about 8.5, so it's still pretty damn bad.
Let's hear what you think. I'll let you imagine how I might feel.

Get angry. That's messed up.

Get sad. That's messed up.

Who cares? It's the past.

Be grateful. It's the past.

A and/or B is right. It's messed up.

C and/or D is right. It's the past.

Why should I care? He/she probably deserved it./It's not my problem.

[Smoke-n-Growls]

I've gone through kinda similar learning about my late grandma's time forced to be a radio announcer by the Japanese when she was younger.

A mix of emotions, really. Surprise, shock, anger, sadness, gratitude she made it out, awe at her strength, and gratitude we don't have to worry about it anymore.

It's important to process it all, I think.

[Jammaa]

The Japanese really did some horrific things in the last century. My grandma was also forced to give up so much in order to survive from the Japanese. Not to say I hate Japanese people because I really don't but they did things so wrong. There's a good show on appletv called Pachinko that's about how the Japanese did dirty the Koreans if you're interested. I'm gonna have to agree with you on the mix of emotions because negative thoughts are toxic but to not feel any pain from that also feels so wrong.

[Andres77]

The slavery of the past in the US was horrific.
But I'm getting a little tired of claiming victim hood about something that never happened to them while little girls and boys of all colors are being forced into sexual slavery this very moment.
If people really cared about the evils of past slavery then do something about the evils of the current slavery.🥺

[Jammaa]

I agree with that and I wish more people would help me with this cause. What are you doing about it or do you not care about it that much?

[Andres77]

Ijm. org
https://ourrescue.org/
We've been supporting these two organizations.
We still donate. I used to be part of a local charity that would raise money for them and hand out information about how rampant it is.
My wife and I are waiting until our kids are out of the house so we can donate more time to them.

[Birdlegs]

There’s no reason to be upset about their past those emotions change nothing I would just be glad it’s over

[Jammaa]

Oh. I see. How would you feel if it's happening to a close family presently?

[Jammaa]

What would you do about it?

[Birdlegs]

That would be different but I doubt there would be much I could actually do

[exitseven]

it is a bummer. My father was a POW in WW2. that sucked too.

[Jammaa]

Right. A lot of younger people don't even realize that WW2 wasn't that long ago and though the scars may fade, they are still there.

[exitseven]

My father died many years ago. There really are not too many of the WW2 guys around anymore. If they are alive they are in their 90s.
Even the Vietnam Vets are geting old.

[Jammaa]

Yes I didn't mean it was a decade or two ago but simply that there are people still alive who've been through those hardships

[FakeName123]

My great grandparents were send into war as children (aged ~13).

Stuff happens. Its unfair, but no reason for me to hold some sort of eternal grudge.

[justsomemale]

It is rough but i totally agree

[Jammaa]

I agree but that wouldn't be my first thought when I find out.

[BeMuse]

What are you a time traveler? It's been 8 generations since the majority of the world outlawed slavery.

[BeMuse]

Black people still complaining about slavery is like White people complaining that one of their relatives was conscripted to fight in the battle of Brunanburh. No one will believe you or care. It just lowers your credibility as a person.

[Jammaa]

I'm Asian American... As I said in the description. And no one is talking about the majority of the world. I'm talking about a specific situation. Please read or don't offer an opinion.

[BeMuse]

Your specific situation is Black slavery in America which ended 8 generations ago. Apparently you didn't read what I wrote. Congratulations on being retarded.

[BeMuse]

I don't know what you being Asian even has to do with the conversation. I guess you're too retarded to understand hypothetical situations, Two hypothetical situations one for Black people and one for White people were mentioned to make a comparison. What did you feel left out because I didn't say it's like Asians complaining about a long lost relative being conscripted for the Boshin War. Do you go around daily like poor uncle Haruki, he died in the Boshin War, it's so unjust, White people are evil, I want reparations.

[Jammaa]

That's not my specific situation. Read the question... I used Black slavery in the US as an example of the level of how badly someone was treated because it was easy to show an example.

I'm sure plenty of people will respect your opinion though. You got class.

[BeMuse]

The most recent and relevant example of slavery that people could relate to would be men being drafted to go to war. Many American Millennials have fathers that were conscripted against their will to fight in Vietnam. Black slavery in the colonies 8 generations ago is not relevant at all to anyone that is alive and hasn't been for a long time. You have no class.

[Jammaa]

Dude there are literally people in the US right now who had slave grandparents like NBA champions Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson. What are you, uneducated? I'm sure you get all the girls though. You seem like real bad boy even I wanna fuck you but I'm sure you think you're too good for me. How will I go on?

[Jammaa]

And I just named two people in an exclusive organization. There are plenty of more people like Rachel Robinson, who is the wife of the man who broke the color barrier in 1947, Jackie Robinson. Think of all the others outside of sports. Give me a break dude. Just cuz you don't know about history doesn't mean you gotta be such a sexy bad boy. So naughty

[BeMuse]

Slavery ended 8 generations ago. That's 160 years. The average life expectancy today with modern medicine is 77 year old. In the 1800s when slavery ended the average life expectancy was 30-40 years old. So basically you're full of shit. What probably happened with you're fairy tale is that the guy was either 1) a convict which worked on a lease program, or 2) a share cropper that was poor and didn't own their own land and lived during segregation. You're time lines don't line up with reality.

[BeMuse]

Telling lies just deepens your lack of credibility and makes you an obviously shitty low life.

[BeMuse]

If you want to blow smoke up people's ass, go to a bar and talk to drunk people.