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In reply to the discussion: 9 Ways FDR's 'New Deal' Purposely Excluded Blacks [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)But it is not fair to place words in my mouth, such as describing me as thinking older people are stupider than myself. Even putting things into context, it is never right to leave african americans out, and this attempt to justify wrongs done, rather than to say how we can avoid the very same pitfalls in the future is being done to lionize a man and an era that was discriminatory to african americans.
I also do not justify or excuse the founding fathers being slave holders and I condemn the wrongs they did to those HUMANS, regardless of the historical context of the situation.
Those who can look back and justify discrimination, racism, lynchings or any other racialized aspect of society can either do it from the comfort of light skin or the comfort of living in the now. Had I lived back then, i'd still say at the time that it was not fair, not right, and we can do much better than that.