Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings? (page 23)

purplesofa

While I think it is wonderful to know so much of ones history and ancestory, it is also good to read and educate yourself for the present and the future.

snowbird

Stuff it!

Sylvia

daniel-p

Just one more inane question-----Could you possibly not blame Vick for his actions because he was a by-product of slavery?

She can't answer it, Min.

minimus

I spoke highly of the President IN SPITE of his ancestor's slavery. (The list isn't complete yet).

Mastodon

If I were to blame my ancestors for my shortcomings... then I would have to say they were probably Asian.

beksbks

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snowbird

We all need to just pull on our own boots and get off our ass and make the best of whatever situation we're in.

Word. Redux.

Sylvia

beksbks

Ohhh Mastodonnnnnn

BurnTheShips

I spoke highly of the President IN SPITE of his ancestor's slavery.

Obama's family history on his African side is not rooted in American slavery. They are Kenyan, which participated very little, if at all, in the slave trade to the Americas.

BTS

OUTLAW

I`m not supporting him..I'm simply trying to show how Vick may have been impacted by the legacy of slavery......Sylvia

Sylvia..

Fair enough,lets work with that..

Vick was fighting dogs for money.......

Slave Traders and Buyers bought and sold people for money..

2 different types of Business`s, both doing the wrong thing for profit..$$$$$$$$$$$$$

You can`t do harm to dogs for money..Then blame it on your relatives being bought and sold for money..

You can`t do harm to dogs ..Then blame it on the harm,that was endured by your enslaved family..

It`s all about Money......Vick did`nt care about those animals....Vick liked the cash..

Your a careing person and have seen more injustice than a person should have to..

Some people are just more selfish than others..

They want what they want no matter who gets hurt..Your not like that..

Vick is..

I don`t think slavery made you a good person..

I don`t think slavery turned Vick into a Asshole..

People pursue what they Value in life..People are responsible for the choices they make..

Regardless of family history..

........................OUTLAW

Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings?

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