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It is not a surprise that Amerindians did not live in some Barney the Dinosaur like Nirvana.
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Why would it be a surprise?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi -
Well the US may have been slow compared to European countries and New World states but it did a pretty ok job compared to non-Western states.
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# 1952 Qatar abolishes slavery
# 1959 Slavery in Tibet is abolished by China after the Dalai Lama flees.
# 1962 Saudi Arabia abolishes slavery
# 1962 Yemen abolishes slavery
# 1963 United Arab Emirates abolishes slavery
# 1969 Peru abolishes the encomiendas regime through a land reform Land reform#Latin America ending de facto slavery in the country.
# 1970 Oman abolishes slavery
# 1981 Mauritania abolishes slaveryModern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Yeah compared to Oman, UAE, Yemen, Qatar...
really great job, America.
All of Europe ended slavery long before we did.
We beat the Ottoman Empire... whop-de-do.
And the nature of slavery in the Middle East was different than the Americas as well. That should be considered.Some of this trafficking used areas under Ottoman rule. Britain and the Ottoman Empire, after the former pressed the latter on this matter, signed a treaty in 1880 for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade. However, the treaty was only enforced as Ottoman law in 1889."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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The only one we actually beat was Brazil.Originally posted by Albert Speer View PostTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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What?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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Originally posted by notyoueither View Post
I was compelled to take a "white guilt" course once where this uncomfortable reality was glossed over. I had the audacity to ask why the Mohawks needed a "Warrior Society" if everything was all milk and honey before whitey arrived."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark TwainComment
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I still don't get why the Spanish are condemned for destroying Aztec culture. That's basically the one undeniably good thing they did, disposing of all that sociopathic butchery. Sure, they replaced it with greedy butchery of their own, but stopping people from devoting their lives to ripping each others' hearts out isn't what I'd call a crime.Comment
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I've read alternative history fiction where the Aztecs come to be a global power. Talk about distopia, they where a civlization who belived it was their divine duty to sacrifice people daily so the world dosen't stop combining that with modern technology makes a grim picture.Originally posted by Elok View PostModern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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What was the reaction?Originally posted by Wezil View PostCaptain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - RahComment
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The nature of slavery in America was much different than Europe as well. Much easier to abolish it when it isn't closely tied to your economy.Originally posted by Albert Speer View PostYeah compared to Oman, UAE, Yemen, Qatar... really great job, America.
All of Europe ended slavery long before we did.
We beat the Ottoman Empire... whop-de-do.
And the nature of slavery in the Middle East was different than the Americas as well. That should be considered.Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - RahComment
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Well, at least they didn't think contraception is evil and every couple should have ten children until the world has hundreds of billions of people. Now that's a dystopic future.Originally posted by Heraclitus View Post
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Agreed, reproduction is way worse than butchering millions of people.Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - RahComment
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I have to say that all of the apologist crap schools teach about the Indians pisses me off a bit. I can say with certainty that I have never personally given an Indian a smallpox blanket. Furthermore, I refuse to feel guilty about something somebody else did. Politically correct people can piss off.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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In Canada we took their land but gave them a booming cigarette business."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark TwainComment
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Same except s/cigarette/gambling/If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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