“Marion: You think the statement that I made is out of line? You’ve got to be kidding?
Yes, I think it’s out of line because you went and stated that some Africans were responsible for selling out their people when we know who was responsible for this.”
Actually Marion, it is well-documented that certain African tribes (those based in coastal territories) collaborated wth European slave traders to identify and capture other African tribes located in the continent’s interior. You won’t have to do much research to confirm this. it’s regrettable, but it’s a fact.
That said, I am not absolving this government for the atrocities perpetrated against blacks and Native Americans. I just think at a certain point we need to move on, because it is becoming quite apparent to me that when we get bogged down in the shame and blame game, white people do not respond well, and it often tends to excaerbate the relationship between the races.
I wouldn’t expect a grandchild of an SS soldier in Nazi Germany to continually apologize for the sins of his or her ancestors. It’s not fair to hold someone accountable for the actions of people over whom they had no control or in many cases never even met.
I think Obama was makign tremendous progress in keeping race out of the campaign until the Wright factor was injected. Obama disowned the man. I don’t see why so many other peopel have such a hard time doing the same thing.
