The New York Times Launches The 1619 Project... The response to it has been predictably partisan and

[applegrove]

The New York Times Launches The 1619 Project Examining The Legacy Of Slavery

The response to it has been predictably partisan and racist.

By Nicole Belle at Crooks and Liars

https://crooksandliars.com/2019/08/new-york-times-launches-1619-project

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And notably, that shift from centering our collective history away from white male oppressors (and, given that today is the 100th anniversary of white women getting the right to vote, let us not forget white female oppressors too) has engendered very strong reactions. See if you can guess the party affiliations based on the responses.

Newt Gingrich

✔@newtgingrich

The NY Times 1619 Project should make its slogan “All the Propaganda we want to brainwash you with”.it is a repudiation of the original NY Times motto.

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Cliff Schecter

✔@cliffschecter

Replying to @newtgingrich

Huh, I’d think w the 1st arrival of slaves in US, 1619’d be a special # for you! Add in witch trials, robbing/massacring Native Americans to look forward to, it’s like a Gingrich Golden Age. Of course, on the downside, divorcing wives like it’s a job was frowned upon, so...

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Dave Johnson@dcjohnson

Wow. Gingrich says a project to let people know about slavery in the US is "propaganda" to "brainwash" people with.

Republican party is a white nationalist project.

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Newt Gingrich

✔@newtgingrich

The NY Times 1619 Project should make its slogan “All the Propaganda we want to brainwash you with”.it is a repudiation of the original NY Times motto.

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10:45 AM - Aug 18, 2019

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Stefan Molyneux

✔@StefanMolyneux

Every single historical civilization had slaves/serfs.

The modern world only became possible when slavery was largely ended.

Slavery was similar to communism, in that it stripped economic motivation for efficiency and profit.

(Also evil of course)

Let the past be the past.

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12:28 PM - Aug 18, 2019

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[sharedvalues]

1. Better: the NYT pubs the truth, and rightwing propagandists lie about it. Nm

[elleng]

2. 'Predictably partisan' because HISTORY is so darned PARTISAN!!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Not just cons with ruffled feathers over this.

[applegrove]

4. Would you say to them would you say oil made the USA in the last 120 years? Slaves were the oil

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of the previous 300 years.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Yes of course, I was not saying I have ruffled feathers, it is the opposite

with me but whenever I talk about W people i get in trouble

[applegrove]

7. I didn't think it was you. But you can use what i said to communicate

with those with ruffled feathers.

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Yes, of course, thanks

[applegrove]

9. Sorry. When i reread it it is certainly not clear. My bad.

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. I should have known better, I KNOW you

[applegrove]

11. Sometimes i just skim and then an idea pops into my head. I do reread.

But i need to reREAD.

[lunasun]

6. Some purposely do not want to acknowledge the truth . There can be no repair without acknowledgement