�I concede that there was a power gap between Sally Hemings and Thomas >Jefferson.�
Oh, it�s a �concession� to call it a �power gap?� Are you trying to imply >that description is somehow accurate? How about �power chasm?� How about >recognizing that the distance between the power Jefferson held and the
power Hemings held was basically infinite because her power was
effectively zero.
A power gap? You want to call what happened between Jefferson and Hemings
a �power gap?� That seems like a pretty sanitized word for the
relationship between a child slave forced to become the mistress of a 44
year old man who had helped establish his own form of government.
How about calling it child rape? How about calling it evil? How about
calling it an abuse of power on the most terrible level imaginable? These
are the conversations we need to start having about Thomas Jefferson. His >actions represent a fundamental horror story and traces of his behavior >remain normalized even to this day.
�Well, when you put it that way, sure, it sounds bad.�
But that�s the only way to put it! Thomas Jefferson was a child rapist.
He owned human beings as property. The only reason he�s not considered
one of the most deplorable villains of history is because American
citizens are brainwashed from childhood to dismiss the horrors of racism
and slavery.
If we aspire to become a nation that values truth, justice, and basic
human decency, we have to start recognizing the crimes of the past.
Unfortunately, the average American citizen is incapable of having an
honest conversation about any founding father. We�ve all been subjected
to too much propaganda. Nobody is allowed to think in the United States. >We�ve been conditioned to believe the founding fathers are untouchable.
On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:16:05 -0000 (UTC), Leroy <[email protected]> wrote:
�I concede that there was a power gap between Sally Hemings and Thomas >>Jefferson.�
Oh, it�s a �concession� to call it a �power gap?� Are you trying to
imply that description is somehow accurate? How about �power chasm?�
How about recognizing that the distance between the power Jefferson
held and the power Hemings held was basically infinite because her
power was effectively zero.
A power gap? You want to call what happened between Jefferson and
Hemings a �power gap?� That seems like a pretty sanitized word for the >>relationship between a child slave forced to become the mistress of a
44 year old man who had helped establish his own form of government.
How about calling it child rape? How about calling it evil? How about >>calling it an abuse of power on the most terrible level imaginable?
These are the conversations we need to start having about Thomas
Jefferson. His actions represent a fundamental horror story and traces
of his behavior remain normalized even to this day.
�Well, when you put it that way, sure, it sounds bad.�
But that�s the only way to put it! Thomas Jefferson was a child
rapist. He owned human beings as property. The only reason he�s not >>considered one of the most deplorable villains of history is because >>American citizens are brainwashed from childhood to dismiss the
horrors of racism and slavery.
If we aspire to become a nation that values truth, justice, and basic
human decency, we have to start recognizing the crimes of the past.
Unfortunately, the average American citizen is incapable of having an >>honest conversation about any founding father. We�ve all been
subjected to too much propaganda. Nobody is allowed to think in the
United States. We�ve been conditioned to believe the founding fathers
are untouchable.
What do you think should be done? Jefferson died almost 200 years
ago, so there is no way to charge him with a crime.
What do you think should be done? Jefferson died almost 200
years ago, so there is no way to charge him with a crime.
What we CAN do stop doing is treating the
Founding Fathers as some sort of gods the
way the "original intent" purists do.
KWills <[email protected]> wrote in >news:[email protected]:
On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:16:05 -0000 (UTC), Leroy <[email protected]> wrote:
�I concede that there was a power gap between Sally Hemings and Thomas >>>Jefferson.�
Oh, it�s a �concession� to call it a �power gap?� Are you trying to
imply that description is somehow accurate? How about �power chasm?�
How about recognizing that the distance between the power Jefferson
held and the power Hemings held was basically infinite because her
power was effectively zero.
A power gap? You want to call what happened between Jefferson and
Hemings a �power gap?� That seems like a pretty sanitized word for the >>>relationship between a child slave forced to become the mistress of a
44 year old man who had helped establish his own form of government.
How about calling it child rape? How about calling it evil? How about >>>calling it an abuse of power on the most terrible level imaginable?
These are the conversations we need to start having about Thomas >>>Jefferson. His actions represent a fundamental horror story and traces
of his behavior remain normalized even to this day.
�Well, when you put it that way, sure, it sounds bad.�
But that�s the only way to put it! Thomas Jefferson was a child
rapist. He owned human beings as property. The only reason he�s not >>>considered one of the most deplorable villains of history is because >>>American citizens are brainwashed from childhood to dismiss the
horrors of racism and slavery.
If we aspire to become a nation that values truth, justice, and basic >>>human decency, we have to start recognizing the crimes of the past.
Unfortunately, the average American citizen is incapable of having an >>>honest conversation about any founding father. We�ve all been
subjected to too much propaganda. Nobody is allowed to think in the >>>United States. We�ve been conditioned to believe the founding fathers
are untouchable.
What do you think should be done? Jefferson died almost 200 years
ago, so there is no way to charge him with a crime.
What we CAN do stop doing is treating the
Founding Fathers as some sort of gods the
way the "original intent" purists do.
What do you think should be done? Jefferson died almost 200
years ago, so there is no way to charge him with a crime.
What we CAN do stop doing is treating the
Founding Fathers as some sort of gods the
way the "original intent" purists do.
You can call them Liberals.
They're the ones who demand what the
Founders intended. The 2nd is a perfect example
Unfortunately, the average American citizen is incapable of having an
honest conversation about any founding father. We_ve all been
subjected to too much propaganda. Nobody is allowed to think in the
United States. We_ve been conditioned to believe the founding fathers
are untouchable.
I concede that there was a power gap
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