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96. Because some DUers think that anything should be allowed at DU...

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 12:00 PM

Aug 2014

and that if you see something that you don't like, you can just trash the thread. They feel that the use of alerts to hide or lock content that has no place at a progressive messageboard is censorship and should be avoided at all costs.

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This quote, true or false: "For the most part the slaves were not mistreated" [View all] CreekDog Aug 2014 OP

Could they leave if they wanted to? underpants Aug 2014 #1

Their very being slaves is mistreatment of their humanity. Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #2

Yes and physical and other forms of abuse accompanied that CreekDog Aug 2014 #4

Exactly XemaSab Aug 2014 #41

Thank you, Blue Adept. Cha Aug 2014 #79

exactly. magical thyme Aug 2014 #94

EXACTLY. The very word "SLAVES" answers definitivley this poll, just as "torture" suffices per se. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #140

They were given all the whippings and brutally hard physical labor that they could want. Orrex Aug 2014 #3

I've heard right wingers say that, but they never take me up on my offer to Marr Aug 2014 #5

Just like Hannity's whole "oh waterboarding isn't torture" thing. LisaLynne Aug 2014 #86

The condition of slavery is itself mistreatment. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #6

Slavery = mistreatment, end of story, no matter how "benevolent" nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #7

As many people pointed out yesterday- Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #8

That's very well done. In episode 2, the abolitionist says: Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #38

That's a brilliant episode too. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #45

I'll bet one has to exercize massive amount of self control to deal with the Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #48

This is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marrah_G Aug 2014 #125

owning vs. renting a human. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #9

For the most part Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #10

Yup Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #14

i agree CreekDog Aug 2014 #17

Yup. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #19

Well said. yardwork Aug 2014 #27

agreed- I had thought changes in hosting would result in RW, sexist,racist nut job OPs being locked? bettyellen Aug 2014 #31

The bigger question is zappaman Aug 2014 #54

I think one impacts the other, in that people see that RW crap is okay with hosts, so it must be ok bettyellen Aug 2014 #56

That's what I think too. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #59

you see it in jury results, and in the hosts group too, a race to the bottom is what it is bettyellen Aug 2014 #66

Because some DUers think that anything should be allowed at DU... SidDithers Aug 2014 #96

Actually, I'd hoped the new GD SOP clarification would allow some latitude for hosts to lock hlthe2b Aug 2014 #62

As did I, and the SOPs would allow for many more locked threads if it was followed, as it was in LBN bettyellen Aug 2014 #64

+1... SidDithers Aug 2014 #99

Which is more likely to be cared for; a car you rent or a car you own? lumberjack_jeff Aug 2014 #65

Why are you changing the subject? Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #75

My thoughts exactly!!!! etherealtruth Aug 2014 #131

By its essential nature, enslavement = mistreatment. n/t hlthe2b Aug 2014 #11

Yes. CreekDog Aug 2014 #16

The very circumstance of BEING A SLAVE is mistreatment of the highest order tkmorris Aug 2014 #12

Might I ask what brought this about? Just out of curiosity. Xyzse Aug 2014 #13

I studied transatlantic slavery in college. yardwork Aug 2014 #29

I wasn't saying I believed them. Just mentioning what I heard... Xyzse Aug 2014 #36

It doesn't matter treestar Aug 2014 #15

What one slave observed in a letter to his ex-master... Octafish Aug 2014 #18

+1 CreekDog Aug 2014 #20

Come visit Detroit in February (and March) and see it performed on stage... Octafish Aug 2014 #22

That is genuinely a wonderful letter... Whiskeytide Aug 2014 #21

I looked this up, I was interested too. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #23

It is wonderful...a window into the place where our world came from. Octafish Aug 2014 #24

What a GREAT LETTER. This should be in every kid's history book. nt Nay Aug 2014 #25

It likely would be... except for the fact it talks about fair wages for labor Scootaloo Aug 2014 #28

Slave sarisataka Aug 2014 #26

+1 ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #34

yes, that is inhumane mistreatment CreekDog Aug 2014 #39

Many farmers treated their work horses well too--bottom line a man or a woman is not a horse. bklyncowgirl Aug 2014 #30

Slavery is destructive both to the slave and the master.... Rowdyboy Aug 2014 #32

Of course they were mistreated. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #33

it is CreekDog Aug 2014 #40

It's a trick question Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #35

No, it's not a trick question. CreekDog Aug 2014 #37

So why ask it as a poll question? Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #42

yes, and what would be wrong with someone answering yes getting swarmed and bounced? CreekDog Aug 2014 #43

It's more interesting to discuss quotes in which there are two valid viewpoints Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #50

are you saying it's a trick question because a bigot might answer honestly and reveal their feelings CreekDog Aug 2014 #44

Nobody with more than half a brain would answer that question "yes" in this venue. Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #52

Just as I thought. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #93

I'm not trying to trap anybody and this OP hasn't trapped anybody CreekDog Aug 2014 #95

A " K & R" is a cloddish way to gather the same information. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #109

I look at poster's patterns. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #114

Looking at a poster's patterns is a criticism often leveled at the OP, as evidenced in this thread. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #115

are you threatening me? CreekDog Aug 2014 #116

Oh, heaven's no! You're my good buddy, you're the cowbell in my otherwise sedate DU world. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #121

For the same reason CreekDog asks any poll question. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2014 #68

Jeff...Jeff...Jeff Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #69

Since I'm already on the list, I see little reason to participate in any more polls. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2014 #70

Feel free to participate in my polls Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #71

hey, I don't keep score nor do i keep records CreekDog Aug 2014 #81

I'm done playing. I'm now in mourning Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #83

+1 CreekDog Aug 2014 #84

RIP Robin Williams. =( nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #90

Even if *some* slaveowners were sometimes "nice" to their slaves.... YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #46

There is no such thing as a good slaveowner Hugabear Aug 2014 #47

What is the point of this survey question? oberliner Aug 2014 #49

i think pointing out that DUers are united in opposing this RW quote (posted here by another...) CreekDog Aug 2014 #55

OK oberliner Aug 2014 #57

Neo-Confederate propaganda, which has been around for decades. Paladin Aug 2014 #51

Being bought and sold like a farm animal is mistreatment not to mention ladjf Aug 2014 #53

FYI: there was such a thing as "benevolent slavery". ieoeja Aug 2014 #58

My opinion only: What you describe would not truly be considered slavery Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #61

Slavery was nothing less than an extreme tragedy. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #74

Is this the substitute thread for the annual Generic Other Aug 2014 #60

Mistreated is not the language I would use, brutalized, terrorized and on and on. Owning another Jefferson23 Aug 2014 #63

Sadly, false. Many were. nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #67

oh you didn't say that..."Many" slaves were mistreated? Seriously? CreekDog Aug 2014 #72

Don't be an asshole about this. Please. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #73

i asked a simple question CreekDog Aug 2014 #76

"it's not a game of gotcha." Are you sure? AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #78

yeah and i'd like to stop hearing your whining about being a victim of your own words CreekDog Aug 2014 #82

What whining? AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #88

It's axiomatic that a slave is mistreated. chrisa Aug 2014 #77

All slaves were mistreated... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2014 #80

180-0 so far Takket Aug 2014 #85

And that's a good thing, in my view. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #89

i agree it's a good thing CreekDog Aug 2014 #98

Why the use of past tense? NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #87

the simple fact is this thread isn't for arguments, it's to show unity CreekDog Aug 2014 #92

We still have Slavery today ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #126

If you think American slavery is limited to the use of African slaves during the 17-19th century.... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #130

You neglected to mention that all of the forms of slavery ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #134

Duh. Your link comes from my reply. Legality has nothing to do with it. It exists, FFS. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #135

Okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #136

I went to high school in the south and there was a lot of revisionist history around slavery. alarimer Aug 2014 #91

Of those who chose "other" only Algernon has provided his thoughts.. hlthe2b Aug 2014 #97

Who on Earth said that?! KamaAina Aug 2014 #100

A DUer. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #104

Phew! KamaAina Aug 2014 #106

Someone started a thread after seeing "12 Years a Slave" saying it wasn't always so bad.... bettyellen Aug 2014 #105

Jebus. KamaAina Aug 2014 #107

my thoughts exactly. apparently the SOP covers the rants of dumbshit racists these days.... bettyellen Aug 2014 #108

and a jury wouldn't hide the statement saying slaves weren't mistreated CreekDog Aug 2014 #113

Enslavement IS Mistreatment ! (to put it lightly) Motown_Johnny Aug 2014 #101

right justabob Aug 2014 #117

It is true that some slaveowners tried to protect their investment KamaAina Aug 2014 #102

True or False, most liquid water is wet? TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #103

doesn't matter if they were mistreated in the classical sense (beating). being owned as property is dionysus Aug 2014 #110

I know what this is in response to, and I have to say the jury system is broken, joeybee12 Aug 2014 #111

slavery is still legal and is always an injustice to those mistreated Sunlei Aug 2014 #112

REALLY ?! NM_Birder Aug 2014 #118

Being bought and sold is being mistreated. Brickbat Aug 2014 #119

yep, yep, yep CreekDog Aug 2014 #120

You really should have put a link to whatever OP or reply prompted this whole discussion. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #122

Skippy, stop being lazy. If you know a better way to post something, DO IT YOURSELF CreekDog Aug 2014 #123

I get it, I know, this is a "Unity Poll" to prove to Freepers that we are united in our whatever. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #124

What the....? The condition of slavery is the definition of cruelty. MADem Aug 2014 #127

yes. CreekDog Aug 2014 #128

Even if you treat someone like royalty, denying them freedom equals mistreatment. Hosnon Aug 2014 #129

They were kidnapped from their homes and families rustydog Aug 2014 #132

Would have been relevant 150 years ago. badtoworse Aug 2014 #133

You mean we shouldnt talk about it or teach about it? CreekDog Aug 2014 #138

This message was self-deleted by its author Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #139

It's just not that high on the radar right now. badtoworse Aug 2014 #141

whatever CreekDog Aug 2014 #143

So? badtoworse Aug 2014 #144

we're going to talk about it whether you want to change the subject or not CreekDog Aug 2014 #145

Knock yourself out. badtoworse Aug 2014 #146

It is false unmitigated bullshit Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #137

The statement is stunningly ignorant! Greybnk48 Aug 2014 #142

Anyone who thinks slaves weren't mistreated needs to read some narratives Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #147