No person should be held accountable for the actions of his ancestors. No person should be guilty for actions taken, or opinions held by someone who is not him regardless of race, color, or nationality.
Slavery: An institution as connected to human history as disease which, until recent times, has occurred in most every human society by one group asserting dominance over another with tribes warring on every continent and the victorious tribe subjugating the concurred into forced labor and imprisonment. This is something that all races have been on both the offending and receiving end of throughout history. The English word "slave" is derived from the word "Slav" because many Slaves were taken as slaves in Europe by Europeans. The Arab slave trade lasted over 1000 years compared to the triangle trade lasting less than half of that. If forced to take credit for the actions of our ancestors, in terms of slavery, the British have the most to be proud of for there effort in ending it. The British, during a war against Napoleon's France, posted ships around the coast of Africa to stop slave ships. This was done against the will of the African kingdoms who had refused to give up the slave trade as it was a massive source of wealth to them.
On the defense of me personally, I'm Irish, and my ancestors came to America in the 1930's making it more certain that my ancestors were slaves than having owned African slaves. So that doesn't even apply to all white people so it's pointless.
What's the point of this forced shame in one's race if not to silence those with dissenting opinions?
That is the only point of white guilt and is the only reason it is being used by racists who's arguments crumble at the first sight of criticism.
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I agree. And you know what a lot of these groups like Black Lives Matter and such forget. There was Hitler, who wanted to enslave them or wipe them from the face of the earth, and who stopped him? The Americans and the British, who were white. The good white people of the world have helped everyone and made the world a far better place. We are not a superior race, but some white nations like America and Britain have stood up for democracy and freedom for everyone, and it is sad that so many forget that.
African elites sold their lower classes to the whole world, not just the US. Tons and tons of white people died to end slavery. It's all Africa's fault for selling off their low class people like cattle really. Now, there's a white genocide in Africa. Whites aren't allowed to own land, vote, participate in government or finance. They're mass murdering the very people that grow all their food - the white farmers. Bunch of racists those Africans. Tragic.
I agree with all of this. I'm so sick of people trying to make me feel guilty for the sins of people who came before ALL of us who did bad things to people who came before ALL of us. Fucking let it go. Racism will NEVER die as long as we allow people who stand to benefit from it to continue to shove it down our throats.
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