Wisdomology: Has slavery enriched our lives?

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26 March 12:42AM

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My friend was discussing today how without slavery there would be no hip-hop, jazz, blues, Martin Luther King, or any other "black culture" in the United States. I find this a hard pill to swallow-she was basically saying that the ends justified the means

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Cedar 04 August 12:11PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
Slavery has never enriched anyones life. The "black culture" has, Native American's have, Jewish have, the disabled have, but it has never been because they were enslaved. 1+1 will never equal 3.

triara 01 May 10:17PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
A friend of mine was assaulted and left disabled in many ways. He moved in totally different circles far from my life, we would never have met if his road had been different. We are very close friends now. That friendship would not have developed if his ...

BeachGirl 28 March 06:24PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 2 inspirations
I am so sorry that you misunderstood my meaning. I do not believe the ends justify the means, not by any stretch of the imagination, nor was I implying it. But there is some truth to the remark, which was actually made by my 10th grade history teacher (he was black)....

triara 02 May 02:08AM	REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
The end justifying the means is a little bit different from good things coming out of bad.

Lauren 29 March 02:12PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
I so agree that good can emerge from tragedy. And I think it is testament to the depth of the human spirit that human beings are able to find the ability to make meaning from devastating circumstances when despair and hopelessness are so obviously an option. Thank y...

heatherhedyjon 28 March 06:48PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
No worries- I did understand-and like I said-I understood the logic behind it. I put it out there to get feedback. I don't agree-but we don't always have to agree.I feel that there is, has been, and will always be oppression of some sort. Great art does come from ...

Lauren 26 March 05:57PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
I think your bitter reaction to your friend's comments are justified. That's not just a bitter pill to swallow, it's a lethal pill. It's saying the art that emerges from the spirit of oppressed people justifies the oppression. I think it might be bet...

heatherhedyjon 26 March 06:00PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Her statements horrified my daughter more than they did me. I guess I could understand her logic-but it has an empty hollow feel to it.

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