Subject: Re: [UC] Slavery
Disclosure Bill
Dear Elisabeth, Mike, Brian and hopefully Matt,
I cannot disagree with you on the fact that there were more
Eric S. Raymond wrote:
In the presence of measurable real-world outcomes with differences
this large, treating political arguments as though all sides are
morally equivalent is fatuous and destructive. It ignores the
reality that ideas have consequences, and you can measure the merit
of the
Alex Bove wrote:
I'm sorry, but if you're going to play semantic games, at least have
the rhetorical skill to make a strong argument of your own:
At 12:31 AM 4/3/2005 -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
The revolutionaries in this country, despite flaws and lapses,
succeeded in founding something
Lest we forget, George Washington's slaves were kept in sheds on what is now the site of the new Liberty Bell pavilion. Every July 3 for the past few years there has been a remembrance and demonstration aiming at getting some sort of historical plaque erected on that site. Two years ago on July
I'm thankful for the history lesson this string has
generated. However, slavery in modern times was also
mentioned, by Brian Siano, I believe.
By some estimates, there are more slaves alive in the
world today than there have been at any point before
in history. Many of them are used in
Was I the only one to read this?
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/11262058.htm
Posted on Wed, Mar. 30, 2005
LegacyCity Council's slavery disclosure bill is likely to create rifts, not heal them.By Matthew Wolfe
Let me get one thing out of the way: I am against slavery. It seems like it
It is true that the man has a right to his opinion. Probably fruitless to
challenge him on it. Everytime I hear that line about slavery ending 100's
of years ago I cringe.
M. M. Harvey
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I agree, Monique. The supreme irony is in the title of the article:
Legacy. It's the legacy of slavery that we are all dealing with on both
sides black and white.
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It is true that the man has a right to his opinion. Probably
What is it about the legacy of slavery that means it is sensible to
require (for example) a small catering company that was founded last
year and is hoping to bid for city contracts to file an affidavit
certifying that it has never profited from slavery? Small businesses
have enough paperwork to
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Subject: Re: [UC] Slavery Disclosure Bill
I agree, Monique. The supreme irony is in the title
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Subject: Re: [UC] Slavery Disclosure Bill
I agree, Monique. The supreme irony is in the title of the article:
Legacy. It's the legacy of slavery that we are all dealing with on
both
sides black and white.
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It is true that the man has a right to his opinion. Probably fruitless to
challenge him on it. Everytime I hear that line about slavery ending 100's
of years ago I cringe.
Why challenge him on it? In general, it's a reasonable article, and his
concerns aren't
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Subject: Re: [UC] Slavery Disclosure Bill
I agree, Monique. The supreme irony is in the title of the article:
Legacy. It's the legacy of slavery that we are all dealing with on
both sides black and white.
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Salutations, gentlefolk,
Mr. Siano mentioned sanctions against 'collaborators with the British during the
Revolution'. The turth, however, is even stranger.
Many Tories - King George III's partisans - had their property (including a good
chunk of downtown Philly) confiscated during the
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