[Alex Murphy]

Lincoln was a racist bigot of the first degree. He thought the white man was superior to the black man in intelligence and should always be his master. The quotes are all over the internet. Historical quotes from Ape Lincoln.

Would you say that (some) Catholic leaders were of a similar mind?

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[RBStealth]

Lincoln was a racist bigot of the first degree. He thought the white man was superior to the black man in intelligence and should always be his master. The quotes are all over the internet. Historical quotes from Ape Lincoln.


Nature vs. Nurture arguments probably were not settled back then. At the time of the Civil War most or most probably nearly all thought it was nature(genetics,birth) over nurture(wealth, privilege, access to opportunity, education). In many ways, or most ways, Black culture and Black community has devolved from what it was 40,50, 60 years ago. In some ways it is worse than at the time of the Civil War from a spiritual/religious perspective. But aint that true for all of us, all of our cultures,communities?