Salamendacious@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoFlorida Democrat Introduces Bill To Prevent Teaching That Black People 'Benefited From Slavery'blavity.comexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1929arrow-down112cross-posted to: florida@lemmy.world
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minus-squarePeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoJudge: "Mr. Jones, you can’t own slaves. It’s literally in the Constitution. Jones: Your Honor, I’m just civilizing the savages. They need our guidance as they make their way into modernity." Judge: “Oh, that’s permissible. The Constitution doesn’t say anything about the benevolent guidance of savages for our benefit. Carry on.”
Judge: "Mr. Jones, you can’t own slaves. It’s literally in the Constitution.
Jones: Your Honor, I’m just civilizing the savages. They need our guidance as they make their way into modernity."
Judge: “Oh, that’s permissible. The Constitution doesn’t say anything about the benevolent guidance of savages for our benefit. Carry on.”