Regarding slavery, America was not built on slavery. A very small percentage of people in America actually owned slaves; and it was not legal through the majority of the country.
In the north where the majority of the manufacturing and mercantile industry was there was no slavery. I don't know if you know this. America fought a war in which 3 Million troops, out of about 30 - 35 Million people, slaves included, and over 600,000 died. The roots of this war were slavery. While Lincoln said the war was to preserve the union, the South said it was over slavery. Does this make it right. Of course not, but people need to stop and look at the facts sometimes. I deny that America in general spends a lot of time in front of the TV. Most people I know don't have time to watch TV. They are working and going to school and taking care of kids. I only have time to watch TV for about 3 or 4 hours a week. As for people buying things they do not need. Of course people buy things they don't need. Everybody buys things they don't need. I am sure you buy things you do not need. We are people, we want things. Hey I don't need to have a computer, a truck, a TV, or even electric lights. I could walk to work, and get up with sun and go to bed with stars. But I don't want to. Does that make me a bad person? >I was illustrating your original stereotypical view of people in the middle >east. I've included your line above. I do not generalise nor sterotype >people at all. Are you denying that America (in general) spends alot of time >in front of it's television sets? That everything America's people buy they >really need. That America does not engage in practices that are as inhumane >as the example you gave above? That America never engaged in slavery or that >their is no racial disparity in the US. > >Benjamin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
