Salaam Ronald, this comment below - WOW! So very true./
The real oxymoron is the blaming of the oppressed for their oppression
and their speaking out against that oppression instead of the oppressor.
Mean while the Oppressor, Globalist, capitalist, or whatever other name
you might call then continues to play the divide and conquer game by
having the victims point fingers at each other.
/
Ronald Abdul Latif Coleman wrote:
>
>
> The issue isn't about slavery. It is about racism, class/caste, and
> discrimination, about inadequate educational opportunities, about
> leveling the playing field economically. All three Abrahamic faiths
> have participated in slavery. So did the Romans, Greeks, and just
> about every other ancient civilization. You might recall the saying
> âEURoe...beat you like a Hebrew slave..."
>
> The Caste system in India also has often been compared to slavery or
> slave-like practices. In ancient and medieval times, lower caste
> Hindus ("Untouchables" or Dalits) have had reduced social statuses
> similar to slaves. In fact British colonialists, in the 19th century,
> exploited these divisions by mistranslating scriptures in Hinduism
> (such as the Manusmriti)and attaching undue weight to its importance
> over other more normativereligious scripture in the religion in order
> to foster sectarian divisions among Hindus as part of the divide and
> rule strategy employed by the crown.
>
>
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