Presuming any settler state to have a moral sense is already a misstep. Just ask native people.

March 05, 2026 - 14:02 UTC

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Since you didn't say it, I will.

Notice, this is a Black person you are responding to. A descendent of Slavery!

As another descendent, I presume he is well aware of that which you speak.

His point is well made and is speaking on behalf of all American Citizens and the morality of the country.
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I showed plenty of respect, and yes, I am aware of who Douglass is. But you're incorrect, he is certainly not "speaking on behalf of all American Citizens and the morality of the country."
That would be utter nonsense. He is, however, speaking from a particular and valid individual position.
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Further, the person he quotes, in case you missed it, was a famous former slave and abolitionist.
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I'll have to think more about this. I hear you though.
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I agree with Douglass in spirit, but in practice it's a lot more messy when you consider that we don't all have the same relationships to 'government,' or 'society.'
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Or Palestinians, or any other indigenous peoples displaced from their homes by colonizers.
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