seriously take a step back I know this is an emotionally loaded thing but take a step back and look at the issue not from a modern point of view but from the point of view of all of history comparing american civilization to every thing that came before it.
Liberia is around 43,000 square miles of land, its been independent since 1847, do you have any idea how absolutely rare it is for a country to just give people their own country? No fighting, no blood, just hey heres some free real estate?
This is incredibly rare, I mean Cyrus the great just allowed the jews to move back to our ansestoral homeland and let us have semi autonomy, we were not given full independence here, and he is still remembered as a messanic figure to this day for doing that.
Getting your own country is a big fucking deal. Massive numbers of people have given their lives, died, and been tortured to even have a chance to have their own country. So just having some one give you your very own country? Yeah that is unbelivable genorosity by historical standards.
That's an interesting perspective, and I appreciate the Biblical reference. Twice in the Old Testament the Israelites are in a situation of involuntary servitude in a foreign land - first in Egypt, then in Babylon/Persia. Both times the solution wasn't enforcing equal social status and prosperity with the native Egyptians, Babylonians, etc, though Israelites were able to ascend to positions of power and authority in those societies (ie Joseph, Moses, Daniel, Esther). The solution each time was the return of the Israelites to the land of their forefathers.
The situation with people of African descent in the United States was comparable. Over time, Africans had been forcibly relocated to America for a life of involuntary servitude (often captured and sold by rival African tribes). With a combination of influence from both Biblical morality and Enlightenment ideas, many of the Founding Fathers were smart enough to recognize how wrong this was. But what was the solution? Given those Biblical stories as precedent, it shouldn't be so surprising that the idea of sending Africans back to Africa seemed like an appealing solution, possibly the best outcome for all involved.
I'm not saying it really would have been the ideal solution, it's just an interesting perspective putting myself in their shoes that I hadn't thought of before. It didn't necessarily mean they looked down on Africans as inferior and needing to be removed. I can see how the thought of just sending Africans "home" after being kidnapped as a population and brought to America could be seen as an act of kindness.
It also makes me wonder how that sort of idea would be received today. For all the talk of systemic racism, critical race theory, police violence, etc, how many black people would actually want to move to Africa if they were given a free ticket to go? To move back to nations where they are the majority. I think it goes without saying that very few would take that offer, because for all their complaining, they know that life for them here in America is still much better than life in just about any African country would be. To this day many Africans continue to immigrate to the US for the opportunities in this country. The reverse never happens.
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