Awesome way to make your web site a cesspool of white supremacists:
If Browne wishes to wallow in her liberal guilt, so be it. Few white Americans had any connection with this institution, although to listen to the Blacks you would think they are still in the bonds of slavery. The billions poured into social programs to remedy their plight have more than offset any inconvenience their farmer forefathers might have endured. Its time to look at slavery for what it was; the myths of mistreatment should be balanced with the benevolent treatment these Africans received at the hands of their benefactors. I understand that this is not a popular opinion, because for decades the truth of slavery has been obscured by Uncle Toms Cabin and the need to blame the white man for the problems of the race. Peruse the literature of the time, and you will see the vast majority of slaves were treated very well, as any sensible farmer would treat his agricultural assets. It has been 146 years since Lincoln emancipated the slaves in the South (conveniently, not in the North). Most whites immigrated after slavery ceased to exist. We have no guilt,we have no reason to share Brownes’ guilt. We do have contempt for those who still use slavery as a generic excuse for the failure of blacks to assimilate into the culture as EVERY other race/ethnic group has.
— Taxpayer 5:50 am September 5th, 2009
An excellent point has been made. These Africans were far better off on the plantations of the old South than they were as leopard bait in the jungle. This is obvious from the reletively few who “ran away” and preferred the comfort and security of their owners farm. Had the slave population been as mistreated as the lies would lead you to believe, why didn’t the South crumble immediately when the War of Northern Invasion began. Obviously the black workers were very content with their lot, otherwise they could have revolted against unfair treatment when the opportunity arose. The fact that they did not, and most stayed to continue with their labors, or even fought on the side of the Southern Confederacy, demonstrates that they considered themselves fortunate. It is time for these myths associated with slavery to be consigned to the dustbin of history.
It seems that Kurt is not allowing any opinions on this “opinion” site. If you have any urge to comment on the issue of slavery, unless you embrace the plight of the poor Negro slaves, you will be censored for having a contrary opinion. I thought it only fair to inform you that you are not allowed to have an opinion with which Kurt disagrees.
— taxpayer 6:35 am September 5th, 2009
I thought that lady commenter made two very good points before the moderator censored her too. The Irish had a worse time of it-1847-the Briticsh intentionally starved the Irish and many tried to immigrate to the US, no one starved the blacks to death. And the coffin ships of the Irish were as bad as the slave ships. The other point she made was if the treatment of the slaves was so bad, the economy of th South would have collapsed when most male Southerners left to fight the invasion from the North. The fact that there was no slave revolt, and blacks even fought for the Confederacy to repel the invasion by the Yankees, points out that the majority of slaves were quite content and didn’t use the war as an excuse to flee the plantations en masse. Too bad her opinion was not popular with the censor.
— weiber raucher 5:11 am September 6th, 2009
You’d just delete these comments, then, because you find them distasteful? And why didn’t you include any of the comments by readers rebutting them? Isn’t that more effective than just ignoring them?
====Its time to look at slavery for what it was; the myths of mistreatment should be balanced with the benevolent treatment these Africans received at the hands of their benefactors. I understand that this is not a popular opinion, because for decades the truth of slavery has been obscured by Uncle Toms Cabin and the need to blame the white man for the problems of the race. Peruse the literature of the time, and you will see the vast majority of slaves were treated very well, as any sensible farmer would treat his agricultural assets.
Let’s see–reasons to delete the comments:
1) Factually incorrect
2) Racist talking points–literally your comment sections read worse than the white supremacist e-mail listservs I monitor much of the time
3) unless you embrace the plight of the poor Negro slaves
You have created a board where there isn’t intelligent discussion. You have created a site that caters to white supremacists who watch their language a bit.
So, yes, I would delete them. As has been pointed out to you before, it’s impossible to have a discussion with the mentally ill. Not only are you providing them a venue, but you are validating them as reasonable human beings when they are not. They are racists–movement racists at that.
It is certainly true that the crazy preachers on the quad at many state universities have free speech rights, however that doesn’t mean the campus newspaper prints them when they show up on a campus. Apparently you think they should because it is exactly what you are doing.
And I would encourage the Post-Dispatch to do some original reporting on white supremacists in the area. Did you know there is a big retreat now out by Six Flags? Or that Bridgeton has an active group? I certainly wouldn’t from reading the Post-Dispatch.
Or where was the Post-Dispatch when Frank Weltner–a nationally known White Supremacist and anti-Semite was actively campaigning for Tom Bauer–a candidate long accused of race baiting?
Where is the Post-Dispatch in covering Anthony Boor of the Council of Concerned Citizens and his active effort in the White Supremacist movement?
Before you have any credibility to rebutting White Supremacists you have to do something besides letting them post on your web site.