Reply #8: A lot of hyperbole on few facts [View All]

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Had John Adams had his way, African slaves would have been freed upon our independence from Great Britain. Many
of the founders agreed with him. It was a sadly necessary "Parliamentary procedure" to rescue independence that
led to the exclusion of emancipation from the Declaration.

As for genocide, the initial "genocide" of the colonies (I should point out I'm 1/4 Cherokee which a great many
people from the US south are) was a British policy, not an American one. The genocide of colonialism is a sin shared
by all the colonizing communities. Europeans (including European-North Americans) share the responsibility equally.

Canada has a form of disingenuous empire in that they benefit from their "awful" neighbors while being able to turn their nose
up at the ugliness of reality. My point is, if you're pointing fingers, the fingers needed to be pointed at all Europeans
all over the globe. We've all done it, not just the awful Americans.