African Americans, the descendants of slaves, have it way way better than their non historically enslaved African counterparts... - Page 3

**SageTree** · 10-14-2011, 06:00 AM

serious tongue in cheek

The Rev · 10-14-2011, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kompressor

I think the jist of this is the African-American descendants should be grateful for the slavers bringing them to America.

We don't know what Africa would be like today had the slave trade never existed. Considering the effects of depopulation, and the trauma to generations of watching it happen, it's safe to say that it would be a much more stable place today had those things never happened. If the advantages of the Enlightenment had inclined Western Civilization to trade with the world, rather than colonize and exterminate it, one can only imagine the possibilities. Perhaps both worlds would be better off.

The Rev

**SageTree** · 10-15-2011, 05:32 AM

In a world with out Slaves from any country.... how quickly would somethings and someplaces have NOT developed?

And not saying that is bad thing.

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