emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
Actually the British did enslave hundreds of thousands of Irish.
Dear Dissent: I don't think any other race or tribe of people were kept as cattle and even BRED (by systematically raping the women) to create more slaves!
Not even the Native Americans, who were forced to go through sterilizations but never forced to breed to "create more property".
This level of subjugation is painful enough, and is carried spiritually to future generations still working out those pains until these are more fully healed.
It adds a whole other level of pain and anger to add racial division to this, real or perceived.
Not only do the acts of oppression and economic injustice need to be resolved,
but also the "perceptions" of race and control as another layer on top of it all.
I don't think you can compare that pain to either the British/Irish or to the Native Americans who have their own deep rooted pain from genocide also beyond comparison.
I learned the best way to facilitate the healing is to respect people's perspectives and process, and especially not try to compete or compare which isn't fair or helpful to anyone.