On 7-Nov-2008, at 08:40, Patrick Coskren wrote:
> I don't see these two descriptions as being in competition in any way,
> and I think both are very insightful. In the case of slavery, for
> example, certainly the institution of slavery encouraged racism as a
> rationalization, but at the same time, blacks were targeted for
> slavery partly because of pre-existing racist beliefs.
Let's not overlook that there was already a massive economy in Africa
built on slavery. It too very little to convert that to an economy of
shipping slaves to the Americas. In fact, it was little more than
ships pulling up to the docks and loading up the slaves who were
already there.
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BILL: I can't get behind the Gods, who are more vengeful, angry, an
dangerous if you don't believe in them!
HENRY: Why can't all these God just get along? I mean, they're omni-
potent and omnipresent, what's the problem?
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