Wayward5oul
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ORIGINAL: bounty44 to be clear, I am not suggesting for a moment blacks should be grateful to whites for bringing them here. that sentiment is steeped in a same sort of logic as "reparations." I am saying blacks should be grateful they are here as opposed to Africa, period. thankfulness leads to taking advantages of the blessings afforded. the opposite leads to bitter discord. Yeah, the whole "Black people should be happy that white people brought them here ..." actually borders on offensive to me. That said; the part of your quote I highlighted actually bears some scientific evidence. There have been some studies that suggest that the greater the density of electricity, the more our brains (and certain "centers" of the brain) get stimulated (exercised) and that helps to develop our brains faster. Obviously, I'm not a man of science, but the theory goes like this: In the "first world", man has developed more quickly since the 1890s than people in the "third world". I don't know if it's true, but it certainly seems like it might be? Michael Neither of you are shy about sharing your opinions regardless of what others state. You have strong voices. So if you disagree with the idea that 'blacks should be grateful that whites brought them here', and you even find it offensive, why has that idea appeared on page after page on this thread, and has been repeated on other threads, without any response from you? Those of us who have responded to it have been simply dismissed as 'libtards' or 'leftists', and therefore no need to actually discuss their stance. Maybe, if coming from someone whom they can't dodge debating by labeling them as a lefty, someone might give such statements more thought before tossing them about so carelessly. fyi, I didn't intend to imply anything about the beliefs of either of these posters when I made this post, though is can easily be read that way. My intent was more of a frustrated appeal to them, rather than any sort of belief that they supported the statement I was railing against or anything of the sort. Too much is posted on this board for any one person to be able to respond to every single post, whether positively or negatively. Lots of things are said that I have opinions on, that I remain silent on, for whatever reason. And will continue to do so. As may any other poster. I don't expect anyone to call me out on that, nor should they. I don't always agree with either of these posters, but I don't feel comfortable in chalking this off as just part of a difference of opinion. The way I expressed myself left room for unintended negative interpretation which is entirely my fault, and is not meant to reflect on bounty or daddysatyr.
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