Kicking off in America

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Foreigner wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:50 am 1. the history of Africa
i for one would be keen to learn more about africa's legacy in science, literature, the arts

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Foreigner wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:50 am The lefties are now raising a formal petition to the government to make it the law for children to be taught the following in british schools:

1. the history of Africa
2. the white kids in the class are "privileged"
3. everything the UK did before 2000 was evil

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Khmu Nation wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:45 am
Foreigner wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:50 am The lefties are now raising a formal petition to the government to make it the law for children to be taught the following in british schools:

1. the history of Africa
2. the white kids in the class are "privileged"
3. everything the UK did before 2000 was evil

Links or stfu
Translation: Tits or GTFO
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Phnom Poon wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:31 am
Foreigner wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:50 am 1. the history of Africa
i for one would be keen to learn more about africa's legacy in science, literature, the arts
i took an African history course in HS was back in the 60's

One thing about slaves from Africa. most did NOT go to the new America's
most went to Brazil or the Caribbean to work on the sugar plantations
Between 1525 and 1866, in the entire history of the slave trade to the New World, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World. 10.7 million survived the dreaded Middle Passage, disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America.

And how many of these 10.7 million Africans were shipped directly to North America? Only about 388,000. That’s right: a tiny percentage.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americ ... in-the-us/
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I just wrote this on another social media outlet

"There's going to be 2 groups in this race thing that's just starting.

It's not black people and white people, or white people and other people. It's not people who support black people and people who support white people, or even racists and non racists.

It's this. It's going to be people the media and extremists on both 'sides' can not split apart and who remain together, and people the media and extremists can split apart and who fight. And the biggest group will win, or lose as the case may be.

I don't know what's going to happen in the US, but for the UK my suggestion for collaborative working would be for the one 'side' to leave the other side's history lessons alone, and for the other to listen to problems and try to work out solutions together.

But guys, everyone, don't drag up the history stuff. For one thing it might not tell you what you think it will, and for another people get kinda precious about it.

Good luck everyone !"


I had another idea as well (which is a CEO exclusive), which is the thought that for the last 10-20 years or so we've all been happy going along being respectful to each other not calling each other names etc. But now all of a sudden "white privilege" is on the table along with various versions of history, and stuff is going to start coming out again.

My way to address this would be to repeal all the laws that say you can't call each other names and just let everyone let off steam for 12 months and call each other whatever the hell we want. I think everyone might quite enjoy it, and then we can go back to being nice to each other again like it was all just a dream we had about having a good time and a few laughs with each other.
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Khmu Nation wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:45 am
Foreigner wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:50 am The lefties are now raising a formal petition to the government to make it the law for children to be taught the following in british schools:

1. the history of Africa
2. the white kids in the class are "privileged"
3. everything the UK did before 2000 was evil

Links or stfu
What I said isn't 100% accurate tbf. There's a story on yahoo about the ex students and teachers of some girls school demanding the governors introduce white privilege on their curriculum. There's also a petition circulating for black history and colonial history to be taught in English schools (not in a way which is going to make Britain come out smelling of roses). Can't be assed to find the links, sorry. That is the way it's going though.
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Foreigner wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:50 am The lefties are now raising a formal petition to the government to make it the law for children to be taught the following in british schools:

1. the history of Africa
2. the white kids in the class are "privileged"
3. everything the UK did before 2000 was evil

I mean, what the actual fuck ??

They need to be teaching:

1) Follow the law
2) Don’t fight with police
3) Be a decent human being

This would end 99% of the negative encounters people have with police.
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In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Pepsi to phase out 131-year-old Aunt Jemima brand over ‘racial stereotype’

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The Aunt Jemima brand will be phased out, and Uncle Ben's could follow suit, as global protests prompt a sudden corporate reckoning on racial inequality.

Its logo has changed six times, and the brand’s past is rooted in racial stereotypes and slavery. Previous versions:

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https://www.businessinsider.com.au/aunt ... pes-2020-6
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