DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery
DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery
GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith
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Unbelievable
Some on the right defended DeSantis, including Fox News host Jesse Watters.
“No one is arguing slaves benefited from slavery,” Watters said Friday on his prime time show. “No one is saying that. It’s not true. They are teaching how Black people develop skills during slavery in some instances that can be applied for their own personal benefit.”
Sooo... they did benefit from slavery, and also didn't benefit from slavery? He said both things in the same breath....
Obviously slavery is purely wrong.
Doublethink is a requirement to be a Fox News host.
I guess there's a Tucker Carlson sized hole of hatred that the other anchors are clamoring to fill
That's called adapting to your circumstances.
Funny, that's actually the argument most often heard in Germany when people want to bring back mandatory military/civil service. Yes, it's slavery, but it'll teach you stuff!
The word benefit and slavery should only be used together when talking about slaveowners and the 1700s-1800s US economy.
This shit is literally doublethink straight out of 1984. And I thought the book was hyperbolic.
We also are approaching the point where we will have 'novel-writing machines.' Except ours will also make movies.
What personal benefits do these people think slaves had/have?
Yeah, like cooking the parts of animals their slavers threw out. How beneficial!