Me neither!
Posted on 03/26/2022 8:21:58 AM PDT by ProgressingAmerica
Elie Mystal believes that the Constitution is trash because of slavery. No doubt, Mystal believes that the Constitution is pro-slavery.
Conversely, Frederick Douglass believed that the Constitution is anti-slavery, because of the details of its formation. Here's an idea of what he thinks:
The American Constitution and the Slave - Is the Constitution pro-slavery or anti-slavery? - By Frederick Douglass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJ5WdKpMro
I know who I agree with. Interestingly, Douglass is super detailed as to why the Constitution is anti-slavery, wheras Mystal just spouts some talking points that only sound cute to a sympathetic crowd. I'm sure, to be fair, that Mystal gets detailed in his book "Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution." I know I would not purchase that, but you can do what you want.
It seems to me that these people really want to keep themselves in the dark and just keep saying the same tired old things over and over again.
I can’t take a guy with a cottonball on top of his head seriously.
Douglas was one of the best Americans ever. He deserves a day, not Mlk jr
As a leftist, he hates the Constitution because it limits government, not because it promoted slavery, because it did *not* promote slavery.
The Civil war ended slavery for blacks, while in the same breath, enabled slavery for ALL.
The citizens of the UNITED STATES today, black and white, are slaves.
Mystal is a pig, only happy when a select elite few are in power and everybody else is oppressed. Elie can drop dead and burn in hell, as far as I care.
Me neither!
LOL.
I would argue he deserves it more than MLK, but on the con side, I can't think of anything he did which would rival George Washington or even Lincoln in terms of significance.
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