Reply #62: yes, there is a difference. [View All]

[Behind the Aegis]

Both are heinous issues. Both destroy lives. The difference is that slaves can become free, the dead cannot become 'undead!' (And, yes, I know slaves did die.) I meant to type millions for the slaves as well, I looked away at the TV, and typed the wrong number...that was my fault. I also didn't reread my own post or I would have caught it.

There is a grave injustice because white (or slightly less tan white) do get more attention, than do the plights of those who are not white. This is the case in all things. We wouldn't be in Iraq, if not for oil. If our people were so "horrified" by genocide, we should have been in Rwanda years ago! So, you are right,...like Chris Rock says..."if it is all white...it's all right!" This is why racism is still institutionalized in our nation and nations throughout the world.

Both SHOULD be viewed in the proper context. Enslavement of ANYONE is evil. The mass murder of ANYONE is evil. But, there is a difference between murder and slavery.