Posted on 07/14/2020 10:31:35 AM PDT by John Semmens
Among the list of statues torn down during the current rage against American history was the Rochester, New York homage to Frederick Douglass. Born a slave in 1818, Douglass escaped and became one of the most eloquent opponents of slavery in America. Why was his statue torn down?
It seems that Douglass' sin was arguing that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution laid the groundwork for the abolition of slavery. He called for the nation to live up to the principles of equality and liberty expressed in these documents by emancipating the slaves.
Yusra Khogali, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in Toronto, explained that "glorifying the words of slave-holder Thomas Jefferson that all men are created equal like Douglass did is unacceptable. White people are a genetic defect of blackness. They are subhuman. Black people could literally wipe out the white race if we had power. Until then I pray to Allah everyday to give me the strength to not kill white folks."
In related news, South African Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier tweeted that "a brief study of the founding statement of the Black Lives Matter organization indicates the movement is being hijacked by parties committed to dismantling the very values, structures and institutions which have over the centuries undergirded the best civilizations and cultures."
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