Jackie Robinson statue stolen

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by packs

The Civil Rights Act is only 60 years old. That's one generation ago. I personally don't believe that you can resolve something like inequality in a single generation. And I do think it's a topic that we should continue to confront as a country.

I'm curious if any other country needed an "AcT" to stop slavery. The US of course being one of the newest countries

[packs]

They did. The British passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, for example.

The Civil Rights Act wasn't related to slavery though. It was in response to social inequality. The act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Gender-based discrimination is also part of it, not just race.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by packs

They did. The British passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, for example.

The Civil Rights Act wasn't related to slavery though. It was in response to social inequality. The act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Gender-based discrimination is also part of it, not just race.

And the Law of 4 February 1794 abolished slavery in France and again in 1848.

US was a little late to the game.

[John1941]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

And the Law of 4 February 1794 abolished slavery in France.

US was a little late to the game.

And slavery was abolished in Massachusetts in 1783. France/Britain and the USA are not equivalent in that a significant percentage of the USA was economically dependent on slavery, and for most people ideals follow economics. It was much easier for the North to be anti-slavery because they were not economically invested in it. Which is of course no excuse for the slave-owners of the South - they were perpetuating an incredibly unjust system. I just would question the belief that they were more evil than any other society. Incredibly unjust systems are the rule of history, not the exceptions. Most people not being morally good is a constant across time and space.

While Britain banned slavery, they weren't exactly eager to divest themselves of the countries they exploited, like Ireland and India. What the British were doing to Ireland in the same period they abolished slavery was absolutely atrocious - no less terrible than American slavery, and arguably worse.

[G1911]

Between the calls for people without a leftist agenda to be made 'gone and out of the way' in the main board version of this thread, (to be eliminated from the human population via mostly peaceful means, I'm sure!), at least one person apparently thinking the Civil Rights Act was passed to eliminate slavery, and the general apathy about actually waiting to see if this crime has any actual relevancy to either political agenda whatsoever, this is a real 'don't know whether to laugh or cry' saga. The intersection of astonishing ignorance about basic landmark moments of American history, wishes for the targeted elimination of half the population, and the complete disregard for the lack of any evidence whatsoever this was done by a group that can be weaponized for political debate by either side is... wow. An amazing read, 5/7.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by G1911

Between the calls for people without a leftist agenda to be made 'gone and out of the way' in the main board version of this thread, (to be eliminated from the human population via mostly peaceful means, I'm sure!), at least one person apparently thinking the Civil Rights Act was passed to eliminate slavery, and the general apathy about actually waiting to see if this crime has any actual relevancy to either political agenda whatsoever, this is a real 'don't know whether to laugh or cry' saga. The intersection of astonishing ignorance about basic landmark moments of American history, wishes for the targeted elimination of half the population, and the complete disregard for the lack of any evidence whatsoever this was done by a group that can be weaponized for political debate by either side is... wow. An amazing read, 5/7.

I was speaking of the emancipation proclamation referkced in ym earlier thread. Since my relative ended the civil war, I'd know.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I was speaking of the emancipation proclamation referkced in ym earlier thread. Since my relative ended the civil war, I'd know.

How many generations between you and WTS?