Dinesh D'Souza and slavery.

[yellowcanine]

Recently convicted felon and conservative columnist Dinesh D’Souza’s book, “The End of Racism,” provides some great examples of rewriting race. D’Souza says of slavery, “No free workers enjoyed a comparable social security system from birth until death.” Later, he writes, “Masters … encouraged the family unit which basically remained intact.” In a particularly appalling passage, he writes, “slavery appears such a relatively mild business that one begins to wonder why Frederick Douglass and so many other ever tried to escape.” And concludes, “In summary, the American slave was treated like property, which is to say, pretty well.”



One wonders why old Dinesh doesn't voluntarily agree to work for room and board and have his employer get all of the book royalties if slavery was that great.

[surrealAmerican]

1. That's the stupidest thing I've read in a long time.

Apart from the revisionist history, he honestly can't understand why anyone would want freedom?

[yellowcanine]

3. Well, freedom for many Repubs is freedom for THEM and THEM THAT DESERVE IT

You people unfortunate enough to miss out on the "birth lottery" need to do as you are told and be happy for it.

[Skidmore]

2. D'Souza is a

bag of flatulence.

[DetlefK]

4. "Convicted felon and slavery-proponent Dinesh D'Souza..."

Definitely has some ring to it.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. D'souza

Lies.

[Recursion]

6. Dinesh is a piece of shit. There's a reason he left Mumbai

Actually, D'Souza's history in Mumbai would be an interesting topic to parade in the US.

It's not pretty.

[LeftinOH]

7. Irresponsible and sick revisionism.

Ideally, Frederick Douglass would hand D'Souza his ass on this. Too bad his legacy has to be stomped on by this cretin.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. It's not being stomped on per se

D'Souza is just trying to make a buck off of other peoples' misery.

[Beaverhausen]

9. The family unit remained intact?

What the fuck? I'm reading this more and more from the right wing lately. Sadly I think future generations might believe it.

[Paladin]

10. What an unspeakable little liar. (nt)

[11 Bravo]

11. D'Ouche D'Souza is a D'Umbass.

[yellowcanine]

14. Yes his name is fun. We used to call him "Distort the Newsa"

[One_Life_To_Give]

12. Heard that in School too

While his major fault may lie in not paying sufficient attention to the Menagerie in StarTrek TOS. This lie has been told for generations. Mostly by my fellow Whites trying to absolve their guilt. Attempting to convince themselves that they and their ancestors were not as bad as history might otherwise indicate. e.g Why yes we rubbed salt into those lash wounds, so you wouldn't get an infection!

[Marr]

13. He's not even worth responding to anymore.

He's a convicted felon and philanderer who is now trying to be the next Ann Coulter. Who cares what he says.

[FSogol]

18. Agreed. Let him disappear in a cloud of his own irrelevance. n/t

[yellowcanine]

19. Would like to ignore him but people buy his books and he still gets some national exposure.

Evil should be challenged, not ignored. The light of day exposes rodents.

[edhopper]

15. There is nothing

too reprehensible RWers can write or say that will make conservatives shun them.

Unless they compliment Obama that is.

[Orsino]

16. Is there nothing he won't say for a hit of that sweet, sweet wingnut welfare? n/t

[AverageJoe90]

17. What a fucking idiot. nt