Re: OT:Thanksgiving

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:32:07 +1300, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was quite surprised by the revulsion that the last quoted paragraph evoked
as I read it. Obviously, the world in 1861 was quite different from the
world in 2007, and I don't doubt that Mr. Stevens was sincere in his belief.
He was probably a thorough Southern Gentleman in every way, gracious to
ladies, God fearing, and honourable in battle. We are complex creatures...

Sadly, I have encountered people in the US, even recently, who genuinely
believe that Negroes are an inferior species and should be tended like
cattle, as God requires us to take care of them.

Nowadays we're enlightened - the inferior species have the wrong
religion instead of skin color. Or they're fat. Or smoke.
.