American History

» pink101 - Africans & American Natives

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Interesting.
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I just finished Raphael's accounting of the roles played by the American Natives and the African Americans in the Revolutionary War.
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"Liberty and Freedom was in the air." The American Patriots were proclaiming it to the world that they would not be subject to any man or government not of their own making.
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The American Natives and the African Blacks heard the cries for liberty and freedom loud and clear. They wanted their liberty and they wanted their freedom.
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They fought on both sides of the battles--for the Brits and for the American Patriots. To whichever side promised liberty and freedom for them, they gave their support.
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When the hostilities ceased and when the United States was victor, the laws that governed slavery in the Southern states became more hostile to the Blacks than ever before.
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History has lines in it that traverse from the past into the present. The idea that allowed the Southern Capitalists to promote the vile and cruel laws of slavery was all about property rights. That line continues today.
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-- posted by pink101

» Brian Tubbs - Property Rights

In response to Africans & American Natives posted by pink101:

The idea that allowed the Southern Capitalists to promote the vile and cruel laws of slavery was all about property rights. That line continues today.

Does this invalidate the legitimacy of property rights advocacy? Does it automatically mean that those who call for property rights are in league with those who endorse chattel slavery?

You sure seem to be saying that.

» JohnCrandall - Property Rights

In response to Property Rights posted by BrianTubbs:

That was the impression I got as well. I have to say that although proprety rights, and other rights were used as a justification for slavery, we should still stand up for those rights. Your right to own your home or car free and clear should not be questioned because white men several hundred years ago owned slaves. Rights to property are crucial to our society functioning properly. Slavery was an evil, but the fact that the claim to property rights was used to justify it does not invalidate property rights. Although slavery itself remains invalid the cry for the rights to life, liberty, and property (etc., etc.) should not be diminished in the least in my humble opinion.

-- posted by JohnCrandall