Because we hate ourselves, your Wonkette spent the early part of its Fourth of July Holiday surfing for wingnuts yelling at unpatriotic celebrities criticizing the Birth of America. This thing, "Shameful: Aaron Sorkin, Left celebrate Independence Day by slamming America; Update: Chris Rock joins in: ‘Happy white peoples independence day’; Don Cheadle laughs along; Zach Braff piles on," really hit the spot. Did you know that Chris Rock and Don Cheadle are true traitors for noting that the enslavement of black people was very much "a thing" during the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Ha. A few short blocks from where I am staying in Las Vegas is the Zombie Apocalypse Store (supplying all your zombie apocalypse needs). That's even more truthy than the intertubes.
Chris Rock is a fucking comedian. If you don't think he's funny, ignore him (I mostly do). This particular tweet was not funny, but it was, you know, historically accurate.
The so-called "slaves" were all a bunch of happy-go-lucky banjo players who didn't have anything to do but live for free off the kindness of their white "owners". Just ask any wingnut southron at one of those never ending Civil War renactments they're always having.
Historical footnote: Before the Civil War, there were serious proposals to send the slaves to Africa or to a Caribbean island/colony. Bills were introduced, money was raised. The trouble was the slaves themselves did not want to leave the land of their birth. Maybe they were afraid of such a change; maybe they had relatives on the next plantation. Maybe they trusted we'd eventually make good on that "all men are created equal".
America has not much to be proud of when it comes to slavery. Except that enough citizens came to hate it so much they waged a bloody, bloody war on the slaveholders. We did the right thing, albeit four score and seven years late.
What we did afterward is inexcusable. Segregation of all kinds. Poll taxes. Miscegenation laws. The KKK. The Civil War isn't really over yet.
Ha. A few short blocks from where I am staying in Las Vegas is the Zombie Apocalypse Store (supplying all your zombie apocalypse needs). That's even more truthy than the intertubes.
Chris Rock is a fucking comedian. If you don't think he's funny, ignore him (I mostly do). This particular tweet was not funny, but it was, you know, historically accurate.
i think that was some mighty fine snark, personally.
Well that would make you quite the Burkean minimalist.
Burn is fantastic.
But just as few votes.
ther wur white peeple slaves 2.
The so-called "slaves" were all a bunch of happy-go-lucky banjo players who didn't have anything to do but live for free off the kindness of their white "owners". Just ask any wingnut southron at one of those never ending Civil War renactments they're always having.
Boo-hoo! Wait till they start playing 'cowboys and nigras'.
Historical footnote: Before the Civil War, there were serious proposals to send the slaves to Africa or to a Caribbean island/colony. Bills were introduced, money was raised. The trouble was the slaves themselves did not want to leave the land of their birth. Maybe they were afraid of such a change; maybe they had relatives on the next plantation. Maybe they trusted we'd eventually make good on that "all men are created equal".
America has not much to be proud of when it comes to slavery. Except that enough citizens came to hate it so much they waged a bloody, bloody war on the slaveholders. We did the right thing, albeit four score and seven years late.
What we did afterward is inexcusable. Segregation of all kinds. Poll taxes. Miscegenation laws. The KKK. The Civil War isn't really over yet.