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humans are, on the whole, short-sighted, often forgetful. literacy still isn't that big in this country. nonwhite education rates--save for peoples of the Orient--still suffer. i've no idea how many blacks are aware of the slave trade in any detail, which would surely be a factor in your statement about Muslim slavetraders.
however, blacks freely enslaved other blacks, just as whites had freely enslaved other whites. how much of this history is known, i have no idea.
the mass of our population is ignorant of other cultures and other religions, other societies and our effects upon each other.
but i don't see it as an excuse for further fear, anger and hate. all it does is perpetuate conflict and help drag both parties into the ground.
that is not what this country's ideological foundation was. slavery was allowed for a time, in order to ensure the South's inclusion into the new country, but it was already starting to fade prior to 1860. socioeconomic conditions prove that.
i don't mind hating individuals, although i try not to, but i refuse to hate and fear an entire group based upon the beliefs and actions of a very small subset of that group.
'murderous foreigners', by the way, is rather xenophobic. we've got as many murderous people here in this country. and many more who would if they thought they could get away with it. i don't see homegrown murderers as being superior to those of other countries, myself.
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