Slavery Bad

Welcome to my blog, I’m So Glad My Suffering Amuses You.

 

There’s not much in the way of what I might call core values when it comes to this blog.

 

I will write damn well what I want about what I damn well please. 

 

Or not write. I don’t get paid to do this so screw it if the well comes up dry for a day or two.

 

But recent events in the United States have compelled me to go on record on our position on a certain topic.

 

It seems this is something that I had no idea was up for debate but apparently it is.

 

So here goes.  It is the official position of I'm So Glad My Suffering Amuses You of the following:  

Slavery bad.

 

Now here we are in the 21st century where we quite frankly should have jet packs and vacation trips to the moon and I’m really ticked off that the future hasn’t delivered anything more than better ways to access porn but still…

Let me try that again.  

 

Here we are in the 21st century and I need to go on record about my position on the subject of slavery.

 

Slavery bad.

 

Now the reason the subject of slavery has to be debated is due to an education plan rolled out by (who else) Republicans in (where else) Florida that addresses black history and the issue of slavery.

 

Apparently this curriculum looks at “both sides” of slavery and concludes that the slaves got some good out of it.  They learned skills in agriculture and manufacturing and carpentry  and etc etc etc.

 

This assumes that the people yanked out of Africa against their will did not know how to grow food or how to build things or what all.

 

It seems without slavery, these poor people would have starved to death in their holes in the ground or something.

 

I will pause here while you bang your head against a wall or scream into a pillow.  

 

<taking a moment>

 

There. Feel better?

 

OK, so let’s reiterate.

 

Slavery bad. 

Let's imagine that there was sometime in the Antebellum South there was a SLAVE holder who was a remarkably benevolent and even progressive SLAVE holder. He made sure his SLAVES had decent cabins to live in with heat in the winter and roofs that did not leak when it rained. He made sure his SLAVES had sufficient and healthy food and if any SLAVE was sick or injured, that SLAVE would receive proper medical care. If is such a person existed, let's not deny the point I repeatedly emphasized that this person was a SLAVE holder and the these people were SLAVES. 

And forget out imaginary scenario of the benevolent overlord and understand the most likely case for SLAVES in America was a brutal existence of back breaking work in harsh conditions while enduring torture and rape.  

Whatever a SLAVE may have gotten out of their dreadful experience that was of any benefit, the life of SLAVE was filled with pain, suffering, torment and loss. 

Reminder:  Slavery bad.  

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Wait a god damn minute! I gotta do what now? 

Fuck! 

<sigh>

It is the official position of I'm So Glad My Suffering Amuses You of the following:  

Holocaust bad.

It seems some motherfucker on Fox "News" suggested that Jews who survived the Holocaust gained useful skills and experience to benefit them afterwards. 

Jesus Christ on a damn stick! What the unholy hell is going on?

<taking a moment> 

OK, let's summarize:

• Slavery bad!
• Holocaust bad!
• Where the fuck is my jet pack?  

Damn! I really could use a moon vacation.