If he was not doing anything to stop slavery from happening, and he had as much power as he did, he was fine with slavery.
We can understand Jefferson in his time and place by seeing that he was upholding and benefiting from the institution of slavery. Just because you personally haven’t heard of antislavery activism in the 1700s, doesn’t mean those ideas weren’t around. He chose not to take them up. Since when have antiracist activists been enabled to become presidents?? He was prominent because he was racist. You are being revisionist if you think that Jefferson was some hero. I assume you would also excuse horrible takes in politicians today.
Your first point just strikes me as entirely untrue and why I don’t like your post. He owned slaves, and took advantage of that situation with at least one well documented slave. There were contemporaries out there who were publically denouncing slavery, so, no, he doesn’t really get any credit for writing in his diary that he feels bad about all the free labor he’s getting.
I mean, you wrote a lot of words about defending a slave owner??? Is that something that should be encouraged? You said a whole lotta words but that doesn’t mean you put a lot of thought into it. It sounds like your entire point is just “Thomas Jefferson was bad. But not that bad. But I get it he was bad. Just not that bad.” Woohoo orator of the year. You didn’t address that commenter’s points at all, you literally just went in on the slavery-apologist route.
Sure - there are corporate-washed pride events. But also a teen kid could go to a pride parade and see other gay people, in areas where they might not have access to other queer communities.
And there are tons of pride events that aren’t corporate-washed. The corporate-washing is a byproduct of the mainstream acceptance that events such as pride parades have helped usher in.
Do what you will but everyone is going to call you creepy, because you are.
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It’s a creepy joke! Don’t make it!
that’s so creepy dude 😬
I thought Linux engineers would make a lot of money? Especially at your age?
ahhh I don’t live in Minneapolis but y’all seem so cool 😭😭🙏 amazing
I don’t think the economy is what causes mass shootings. Shooters have come from all sorts of economic backgrounds.
Privately supporting antislavery doesn’t do shit, you have to use your voice and power.