TG Moses VI you know that the slavery still exists in Africa and existed before America was even started and long after America is gone(GOD FORBID) it will still exist. Don’t forget that the American slavers needed to trade for the slaves! The Africans used the slave trade to get rid of people they didn’t need or want depending on the person. Africa wasn’t this peaceful place where everyone got along and even the “slaves” were treated like gold, before the white slavers came along. The Africans used the slavers to exploit the black slaves as well. There is a reason why when the tribes went to war on each other they took prisoners, they knew that by taking them they could trade for stuff. If we tried to buy slaves from them they would start selling them all over again. The temptation to make a profit would be too great!! Yes at least half of the blame could be placed on the American slavers but not all of it. How can America be totally blamed for it when it exist before they came along.
By the way I don’t buy that every African slave lived that well. Some probably did. I don’t believe you got the wrong info on that, I just think there is this I HATE AMERICA crowd who would like us all to believe that everything was perfect in Africa before we came along. That even the “slaves” there were treated like platitnium. I’m not saying that you are part of this crowd I think that maybe who ever taught you this may have had a hidden agenda!! The blame goes both ways.
Now you want to talk about REAL exploitation by Americans ask black people who live IN this country about what they went through. Now they went and still do up to a point go through REAL exploitation. Except for South Africans the average African have not lived under racism like black people have here!!!
Plus you can ask the Native Americans about real exploitation as well they can tell you more than you could ever know about the subject.
I totally agree with you on the oil companies, they are not tell the Africans how much that stuff is really worth. Thanks for responding on the subject. Please excuse my spelling.