Publius1787
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I'm not attacking the founders. I'm making a point. The constitution is a historically brilliant document. The ideals embodied in the constitution may be the most noble in the world. However, do you not see the blatant philosophical contradiction in people who own slaves writing a document that says "All men are created equal?" Clearly, when the constitution was written, the founders did not believe that "all" men were equal because they were products of their time. They were enlightened men for their time. "Inalienable rights," but only if you're a white guy? If the founding fathers were alive today, do you believe they would argue slavery is OK? No, because societies evolve. That's the point. Great men cannot possibly anticipate how a society may look like 250 years into the future, no matter how great they are. We are products of our time, and can only be judged so, but that does not mean society remains rooted in the norms of centuries past.
How do you know the constitution is a brilliant document? Some one else must have told you because you obviously havent read it! And the 3/5ths clause is there EXACTLY because the founders saw that contradiction. FURTHERMORE, WHERE DOES THE CONSTITUTION MENTION RACE OR GENDER? Enough about this "white guy" BS!!!!!! The founders objected to slavery and thats why the constitution outlaws the slave trade (but you didnt know that) and they made it possible to abolish slavery. THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY ARE CONSTANT! UNALEINABLE RIGHTS ARE CONSTANT! THE POINT IS THAT NO ONE CAN VOTE AWAY YOUR UNALENIABLE (MEANING NOT FOR EXPORT) RIGHTS!!!!!!!!
NOW COUNT THE BLACK PEOPLE AND WOMEN IN THIS PICTURE!!! I'll give you a hint. There are 2 blacks and one woman and they all are dipictions of real people WallBuilders - Newsletters - Black History Issue 2004
you do realize that oil paintings aren't the same as photographs, right?
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I'll let the experts explain it to you. Washington crossing the delewar is in the last munute of the video. QUICK STICKING YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND IN LIGHT OF HISTORICAL FACT!
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inoWGGeqdmo]YouTube - ‪Pt 1 Glenn Beck AMERICA'S BLACK FOUNDING FATHERS Founders' Friday‬‏[/ame]