Native Americans
What was the significance of the Native American encounter. I thought it was cute and funny but what was the point, it seemed kind of random.
shareIt really happened, he wrote about it.
The encounter was a reminder that not only were Africans enslaved, but the land they were slaving on - hundreds of millions of acres of land - was brutally expropriated from the Native Americans prior to the forced migration of Africans to America.
It was a reminder that the history of African slavery was one part of larger history of the rise of America's global capitalism, a rise predicated upon massive atrocity and exploitation and utter disregard for human life and earth's natural treasures.
And the encounter was a reminder of the true meaning of wealth and freedom - the Natives he encountered were truly wealthy and free, self-autonomous and self-sustainable, overflowing with life and masters of themselves, while the slaveowners were trapped in a cycle of greed and power and violence, relied on slaves and servants and general workers to do everything for them, were enslaved by their own mechanism of slavery, were spiritually dead, were servants of hate and rage and humiliation.
"...spiritually dead, were servants of hate and rage and humiliation."
How about very temporary "servants of disorder in a universe founded on order"?
No man lies so boldly as the man who is indignant. share
And the encounter was a reminder of the true meaning of wealth and freedom - the Natives he encountered were truly wealthy and free, self-autonomous and self-sustainable, overflowing with life and masters of themselves, while the slaveowners were trapped in a cycle of greed and power and violence, relied on slaves and servants and general workers to do everything for them, were enslaved by their own mechanism of slavery, were spiritually dead, were servants of hate and rage and humiliation.
Black slavery was common among the Indians. They also mostly fought on the side of the South in the Civil War to protect their "property" just as the whites did.
Last Confederate general to surrender was a Cherokee. share
Black slavery was common among the Indians. They olso mostly fought on the side of the South in the Civil War to protect their "property" just as the whites did.
Last Confederate general to surrender was a Cherokee.
And the Spanish took Native Americans as slaves out west. share
And the encounter was a reminder of the true meaning of wealth and freedom - the Natives he encountered were truly wealthy and free, self-autonomous and self-sustainable, overflowing with life and masters of themselves, while the slaveowners were trapped in a cycle of greed and power and violence, relied on slaves and servants and general workers to do everything for them, were enslaved by their own mechanism of slavery, were spiritually dead, were servants of hate and rage and humiliation.
Are you kidding me? Those men gained power by taking from others, killing their sons, taking their women for property. There is a very logical reason for all of those horrible maltreatment of other people. Do you have any idea how hard life would be if you didn't have all the conveniences and technologies you take for granted today?? Don't you like living without having to actually take a full day to scrub your clothes clean, put them on a line outside and take hours just to have a hot bath?? Don't you like having washing machines, dryers, hot water at your disposal?? share