I hate to be fair to DeSantis, but I’m going to be.
In his essays, which were collected into the beautiful narrative we know and love, “Up From Slavery,” Booker T Washington made the case that slavery hurt the white slave owners as much as it did the slaves. Why? Because of the exact reason DeSantis pointed out. Slaves were gaining skills like agriculture, carpentry, tanning, and other valuable skills, while the white slave owners were forgetting how to do these tasks. They became fat, lazy, and useless, although Washington said it much more eloquently then that. This means that, after the slaves got their freedom, they could leverage these skills against the former slave owners. Washington’s idea was that these skills could be used to show the equality of the black man, and he used this ideology to build the Tuskegee Institute.
Now, this idea was noble, and I’m many ways successful. However, it didn’t eliminate the embedded racism in the south, as beautifully illustrated in “Invisible Man” by Ralf Ellison.
^The way that slavery “hurt” slave owners was morally and spiritually, nothing more.
Let me ask you this: If you had to choose between owning others as slaves or being a slave, what would you choose? (And in this thought experiment, you can’t choose ‘neither’.)
Personally, I’d rather be a slave than own slaves, because owning slaves is morally and spiritually wrong and a detriment to a person’s morality and spirituality. I would not, however, choose to be a slave just for the sake of all the “great skills I can learn”. That’s nonsense, and so is 99% of what comes out of Duh-Santis’ mouth.
Slavery never ever helped anyone but the rich ever. If you were not a Plantation owner and lived in the some you were worse off due to slavery. Why ? because you were made poorer via lower wages. Why oh why is this so hard for whites from the south to get this WHY.
For his next history lesson, DeSatanist will be thanking Native Americans for the contributions they made to medical science, when they were nobly sacrificing themselves to measles, mumps, chickenpox, smallpox, diphtheria, influenza, pneumonia, typhoid, and the common cold.
‘Reset to nowhere’: DeSantis campaign’s makeover panned as a massive flop
Although Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tried shaking up his flagging presidential campaign in recent days, Politico’s Playbook has dubbed it a flop that can best be described as the “reset to nowhere.”As the report documents, DeSantis’ campaign has once again embroiled itself in counterproductive controversies that are highly unlikely to propel the Florida governor to the top of the polls anytime soon.
Lying criminal Republicans do nothing for the American people except take away our rights and give our tax dollars to their rich friends.
American Indians were brought to the brink of extinction. Blacks were enslaved for centuries. Mexicans were removed. Japanese were placed in concentration camps. Given all that suffering, yet we’re worried we will make White people uncomfortable. Until we are willing to look at our wounds as a country, we will never heal. Never!
‘Unrelieved crackpottery’: Conservative aghast DeSantis would consider RFK Jr. for CDC
In an interview this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that as president, he would be open to giving the CDC director job to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a candidate ostensibly running as a Democrat but who has become notorious for pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, as well as an anti-Semitic theory the COVID-19 virus was engineered to be less dangerous to Jews.Ramesh Ponnuru, the editor of the conservative National Review, was gobsmacked by DeSantis’ thinking in a panel on CNN.
I agree with Erse is better (it is!) I’m pretty sure Marty Two Bulls has cast De Santis as Fred Flintstone, which is pretty delicious. (Incidentally, the slavery revisionism is shocking…it seems like something that would come out of the 50s. The 1850s.)
Conservative cries bitter tears after Trump allies admit election lies: ‘It was all BS’
Conservative broadcaster Steve Deace complained bitterly that Donald Trump’s allies admitted to lies about the election that he helped spread.The BlazeTV host initially opposed Trump in 2016 and then claimed to leave the Republican Party after his first choice, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), called for unity behind the reality TV star-turned GOP standard bearer, but by 2020 he was promoting Trump’s election lies and raising money for the “Stop the Steal” movement — much to his belated chagrin.
cmxx 10 months ago
Neandersantis? No. No, that’s way too insulting to Neanderthals.
Charliegirl Premium Member 10 months ago
What a totally disgusting creep!
Will? 10 months ago
African plantation workers received an all expenses paid trip to an exotic locale where they were taught a wide range of valuable job skills! /s
sevaar777 10 months ago
They don’t call it Flori-duh, for nothing…
SHIVA 10 months ago
He COULDN’T have thought that up by himself!!!!
ibFrank 10 months ago
They learned how to stay alive by working their butts off and their head down. Very good skills they could use to become successful and rich.
GOGOPOWERANGERS 10 months ago
Yabba dabba dum@ss
knutdl 10 months ago
Somebody said that? You must be joking.
ElEfJay 10 months ago
I hate to be fair to DeSantis, but I’m going to be.
In his essays, which were collected into the beautiful narrative we know and love, “Up From Slavery,” Booker T Washington made the case that slavery hurt the white slave owners as much as it did the slaves. Why? Because of the exact reason DeSantis pointed out. Slaves were gaining skills like agriculture, carpentry, tanning, and other valuable skills, while the white slave owners were forgetting how to do these tasks. They became fat, lazy, and useless, although Washington said it much more eloquently then that. This means that, after the slaves got their freedom, they could leverage these skills against the former slave owners. Washington’s idea was that these skills could be used to show the equality of the black man, and he used this ideology to build the Tuskegee Institute.
Now, this idea was noble, and I’m many ways successful. However, it didn’t eliminate the embedded racism in the south, as beautifully illustrated in “Invisible Man” by Ralf Ellison.
Will? 10 months ago
^The way that slavery “hurt” slave owners was morally and spiritually, nothing more.
Let me ask you this: If you had to choose between owning others as slaves or being a slave, what would you choose? (And in this thought experiment, you can’t choose ‘neither’.)
Personally, I’d rather be a slave than own slaves, because owning slaves is morally and spiritually wrong and a detriment to a person’s morality and spirituality. I would not, however, choose to be a slave just for the sake of all the “great skills I can learn”. That’s nonsense, and so is 99% of what comes out of Duh-Santis’ mouth.
Space_cat 10 months ago
Fred Flintsone is far too evolved to be compared to a protozoic slime mold like DeNazi!
ShadyLithand Premium Member 10 months ago
Slavery never ever helped anyone but the rich ever. If you were not a Plantation owner and lived in the some you were worse off due to slavery. Why ? because you were made poorer via lower wages. Why oh why is this so hard for whites from the south to get this WHY.
phritzg Premium Member 10 months ago
For his next history lesson, DeSatanist will be thanking Native Americans for the contributions they made to medical science, when they were nobly sacrificing themselves to measles, mumps, chickenpox, smallpox, diphtheria, influenza, pneumonia, typhoid, and the common cold.
Zebrastripes 10 months ago
He’s overboard with his tacky insulting antics!
He’s already a has-been!
Fascist, demented and dumb as a box of rocks!
mourdac Premium Member 10 months ago
FL Dept of Education’s top 10 benefits of being a slave:
1. Get lots of Vitamin D from working outside2. Daily choir practice
3. Job security
4. Free food and lodging
5. Lots of physical fitness opportunities
6. Ladies were accorded numerous nocturnal opportunties to interact with plantation owners outside of work
7. Participation in an efdicoent criminal justice system
8. Opportunities to make lots of new friends
9. Black lives mattered
10. Led to the Juneteenth holiday
Radish the wordsmith 10 months ago
Africans had skills before they were kidnapped from their families and forced to work for free.
Duane Ott 10 months ago
Skill=obedience. Personal benefit=no whip applied.
Radish the wordsmith 10 months ago
‘Reset to nowhere’: DeSantis campaign’s makeover panned as a massive flop
Although Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tried shaking up his flagging presidential campaign in recent days, Politico’s Playbook has dubbed it a flop that can best be described as the “reset to nowhere.”As the report documents, DeSantis’ campaign has once again embroiled itself in counterproductive controversies that are highly unlikely to propel the Florida governor to the top of the polls anytime soon.
Lying criminal Republicans do nothing for the American people except take away our rights and give our tax dollars to their rich friends.
piper_gilbert 10 months ago
American Indians were brought to the brink of extinction. Blacks were enslaved for centuries. Mexicans were removed. Japanese were placed in concentration camps. Given all that suffering, yet we’re worried we will make White people uncomfortable. Until we are willing to look at our wounds as a country, we will never heal. Never!
Radish the wordsmith 10 months ago
‘Unrelieved crackpottery’: Conservative aghast DeSantis would consider RFK Jr. for CDC
In an interview this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that as president, he would be open to giving the CDC director job to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a candidate ostensibly running as a Democrat but who has become notorious for pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, as well as an anti-Semitic theory the COVID-19 virus was engineered to be less dangerous to Jews.Ramesh Ponnuru, the editor of the conservative National Review, was gobsmacked by DeSantis’ thinking in a panel on CNN.
whiskeytangofoxtrot 10 months ago
An insult to the memory of F. Flintstone.
Ontman 10 months ago
And those skills are……?
charliekane 10 months ago
. . . the modern stone age guv-er-ner . . .
brwydave Premium Member 10 months ago
Nothing beats chains as a fashion accessary. The ultimate bling.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe 10 months ago
Some of my Irish ancestors came here because of almost slave like conditions by estate owners
tims145 10 months ago
I agree with Erse is better (it is!) I’m pretty sure Marty Two Bulls has cast De Santis as Fred Flintstone, which is pretty delicious. (Incidentally, the slavery revisionism is shocking…it seems like something that would come out of the 50s. The 1850s.)
Free Radical 10 months ago
Hanna and Barbera are just a little upset
Radish the wordsmith 10 months ago
Conservative cries bitter tears after Trump allies admit election lies: ‘It was all BS’
Conservative broadcaster Steve Deace complained bitterly that Donald Trump’s allies admitted to lies about the election that he helped spread.The BlazeTV host initially opposed Trump in 2016 and then claimed to leave the Republican Party after his first choice, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), called for unity behind the reality TV star-turned GOP standard bearer, but by 2020 he was promoting Trump’s election lies and raising money for the “Stop the Steal” movement — much to his belated chagrin.
Radish the wordsmith 10 months ago
Prospective lawyers flee as Trump plots using trial ‘as a platform for his election lies’
Phoenix83 10 months ago
Many of my white and sometimes male ancestors were abolitionists.
jvscanlan Premium Member 10 months ago
The only benefit a slave got out of learning a skill was that he was not murdered and buried in an unmarked grave
ragsarooni Premium Member 10 months ago
I like the Fred Flintstone inference…..but even Fred had some common sense,brains,compassion,understanding SOMETIMES!
apfelzra Premium Member 10 months ago
Hmm . . . which skills? Lockpicking? Chain-breaking? Oh, I know — cotton picking!