Gilbert The agenda you presented is a very formidable one. It has many facets that are linked....from living humans, to MCRA, This also includes the whole issue of "black Lives matter. Blatent racism and discrimination of all types including the Pilgrims against the white Irish, there was even legal racism during the Roman and Greek times etc racism has a long history but most of us have experiences it in some form or the other.
My connectivity of my email was a real handicap but one of these smart whizz kids helped me in the shop he operates and at no cost I have a slight medical problem so with the drugs I have to take I have to really take it easy. What might derail us, from having a discussion that is meanfull are the following: :::::Fellows who just sprout the bible as if God has talked to them. I fully agree with Eddie and others....enough is enough:::: :::: The global upheaval caused by the brutal killing of Floyd has caused revulsion ...but white supremacy among policemen continues...indeed about 57 white officers have protested in favour of what their colleague had done in the killing of an innocent. :::: Goans on the whole have been lukeworm at the best ..either because they believe in caste ...or because they beieve that Europe is heaven on earth. ::::::Finally, there is the danger of abusive drunkards, pretending that they are Bards that are pretending that Basho did not exist and they invented haiku ...but what else can you expect from this intoxicated fellow.....I hope he joins his fellow who has been put in a straight jacket :::::: ::: Lets concentrate on having a meaningful dialogue::::: Adolfo On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 3:51 AM Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > The Black Lives Matter movement across the world is a reaction to the > Black Slave Trade that started around 1450 and extended to the 19th > century. It is estimated over this period about 10 million black lives > were traded from Africa. > > In the Era of Commercialism that started with the Era of Exploration, the > slave trade was the biggest black eye of the period. Yet that was not the > only weakness of colonialism. Among others were: > > Slave trade and displacement of natives that were colonized. > Creation of Indentured Labor > Inflation. > Economic bubbles. > Cartel like trading practices. > Destruction of local culture > Forced population migration and some communities facing near-genocide. > > Do Goanetters, especially those who were the victims of colonization and > indentured labor, have anything more to add about the negative effects of > capitalisms from personal knowledge and perspectives. > > Thanks in anticipation > > Regards, GL >
