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(46,192 posts) Mon Aug 11, 2014, 11:24 AM Aug 2014

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

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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