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Enslaved (2020)

whatmywifedoesntknow 5 points 3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

shocking but not surprising how dishonest this documentary is . No mention of the fact the vast majority (over 90 %) of slaves were enslaved by other Africans and traded by Africans to the western slavers or the fact that the transatlantic slave trade likely wouldnt have existed without that . slavery was and still is abhorrent but ignoring the facts in order to push a particular narrative does noone any favours and this series does just that

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grasshopper rex 2 points 3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

It leaves out a lot of juicy details. Like how the Portugese showed up with their firearms in search of gold and used intimidation to exploit the local slave trade. A slave trade, I might mention, that was vastly different from what the American slave trade would become. Enslaved people in that region has some rights and opportunities. Slavery in the US would take the horrific practice to new lows.

I guess the US deserves a pat on the back because their treatment of slaves was so abhorent that the ones that sold them the slaves had a change of heart and then sought to abolish slavery. Naturally, those same hypocrites then went on to use the abolition of the slave trade as a means to enslave an entire continent via colonization. Caucasians are tricky af.

Yeah, ignoring ‘all’ the facts in order to push a particular narrative does no one any favors. Nor does it absolve anyone from their part in it to shift blame.

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