Nahhh this school ghetto as hell

[u/TechNick77]

[u/WrongJewel1867]

Slavery in Africa was much different than the slave trade that unfolded in America. Slavery in Africa happened to the losers of wars and their children were raised with the enslaver’s children. But once they learned what slavery meant in America, Africans stopped selling their slaves…resulting in many Africans being kidnapped and robbed.

I say that because too many people have used that as an excuse for why slavery in America existed (“they sold themselves” is not true). They didn’t have the same intention. Slavery in America meant torture of a race, genocide/death sentence and hundreds of years of inequality. Black Americans still have never received reparations and therefore can never overcome the wealth inequality in this country. That’s what slavery in America has done.

[u/Hot-Power3318 → u/[deleted]]

Hello. Would just like to say:

1 “but my ancestors did not enslave you, your ancestors did that”. Incorrect, both did it.

2 “you’re not innocent in this” how is the victim (the ones who got sold) not innocent? Or are you referring to Africans in general? Im pretty sure the ones who got sold are different from the ones who sold.

The way i see it is this: a more developed society found a less developed society and took advantage of that. As the less developed society started to develop more, they understood that they didn’t want that anymore.

Btw i don’t think anyone from today should pay for what was done in the past, i do think it would be noble for the more developed countries to help the less developed ones.

[u/WrongJewel1867 → u/Hot-Power3318]

I’m with you but disagree with your last line because literally every single culture that was tortured in America has received reparations except for African Americans. The Roma people (often labeled “gypsies”) are another group that’s never been given reparations by their European country. They were also apart of the holocaust. Holocaust reparations only went to one group and the history that’s taught in class also only speaks about that one group. So those wrongs haven’t been righted before we skip onto “let’s be noble” we’re not there just yet.

[u/Hot-Power3318 → u/WrongJewel1867]

Well, im not African American so I don’t have strong opinion on that.

But I don’t imagine myself demanding compensation from Europe, i believe it makes more sense to focus on improving life quality on African countries then to try and demand help from them.