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Runaway Slave: right wing documentary on how progressives "enslaved" black people

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Oblivion

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From the creators of Tea Party: The Documentary Film comes a new documentary about freedom. Runaway Slave exposes the economic slavery of the black community to the Progressive, big government policies of the U.S. government. The film’s heroes are black conservatives who are speaking out so that all Americans can truly be “free at last.”

The film’s central figure is Rev. C.L. Bryant, a self-professed “runaway slave. A former NAACP chapter president in Garland, TX, C.L. abandoned an organization he felt was more about political posturing, and less about civil rights. As a former Democratic Radical who escaped the bondage of Progressivism and denounced the shackles of entitlements, he has committed himself to helping others secure the blessings of liberty that are guaranteed by the Constitution with his new found conservative values.

Rev. Bryant takes viewers on an historic journey across America that traces the footsteps of runaway slaves who escaped along routes that became known as the Underground Railroad to freedom. But in the film, he travels a “new underground railroad” upon which Black Conservatives are speaking out against big government policies which have established a “new plantation” where “overseers” like the NAACP and so-called “civil rights” leaders keep the Black community 95 percent beholden to one political party.

Citing statistics that demonstrate increasingly high rates of abortion, crime, unemployment and single parent households in the black community, the film features interviews with politicians and everyday Americans including economist Thomas Sowell, Dr. Alveda King, U.S. Representative Allen West, GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain, activist Star Parker and many others. Images from national events in Washington, D.C. provide a shocking look into the mindset of the liberal left as they seek to oppress black Americans every day. Its underlying theme asks the questions: What does the black community have to show for its 95% support of the Democratic Party? Is it truly “free at last?”
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http://www.runawayslavemovie.com/site/
 
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But in the film, he travels a “new underground railroad” upon which Black Conservatives are speaking out against big government policies which have established a “new plantation” where “overseers” like the NAACP and so-called “civil rights” leaders keep the Black community 95 percent beholden to one political party.
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I lol'ed.

Equating anything other than slavery to, well, slavery is usually a losing argument.
 
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captmcblack

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For a party with people who are so amazing at dog whistling, they are really obtuse about race when it comes to showing their "diversity".

This film is one of those "see, one of my best friends is..." type deals. And the release about it in the OP...those phrases in quotes are amazing. Overseers! Runaway Slaves! Plantations! Free at last! Oppression! It's like HAY GUYS THIS IS ABOUT BLACKS, WHO WE ARE TOTALLY FRIENDS TO or something. :jnc
 
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Sol..

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I stumbled onto the wrong part of youtube one day and found a black tea party guy that posted a bunch of videos about how racist the democratic party is/was completely ignoring how the demographics of each party shifts all around the spectrum. He had examples of shit from the democratic party going back way past the point when even fuckin' Strom Thurmond was a democrat. I was like "really dawg?". That's why there are only 12 of them dudes.
 
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Kettch

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It's going to be amusing when they lose 95% of the female vote and then start complaining about that too.
 
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captmcblack

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"renounce the shackles of entitlements"

This phrase is curling my toes, it's so good. Slavery imagery, government policy/welfare trolling, and bootstraps all in the same five words. SWAGSWAGSWAG.
 
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Averon

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The rightwing have this habit of declaring black conservatives as "leaving the plantation" or some variation of that. Implying that blacks who don't follow your worldview are slaves is a piss-poor way of convincing them they should side with you.
 
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Manos: The Hans of Fate

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Averon said:
The rightwing have this habit of declaring black conservatives as "leaving the plantation" or some variation of that. Implying that blacks who don't follow your worldview as slaves is a piss-poor way of convincing them they should side with you.
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In fairness, the other side of the equation use similar analogues if a black is conservative, both are equally dumb.
 
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Retro

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So let me get this straight... if an African American is a democrat, they're a slave?

Which do they want to see, Obama's Birth Certificate or a Bill of Sale?
 
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Oblivion

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Living with my right wing roommates, it's interesting to see this mentality up front. I remember them commenting on how black people hate Bill Cosby cause he's a hard working guy who didn't rely on welfare. They clearly showed that they think black people overall are lazy, welfare leeching drug users, and yet can't seem to understand why black people might not appreciate that stereotype.

Manos: The Hans of Fate said:
In fairness, the other side of the equation use similar analogues if a black is conservative, both are equally dumb.
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Come on now, mang.
 
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Fari

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Oblivion said:
Living with my right wing roommates, it's interesting to see this mentality up front. I remember them commenting on how black people hate Bill Cosby cause he's a hard working guy who didn't rely on welfare. They clearly showed that they think black people overall are lazy, welfare leeching drug users, and yet can't seem to understand why black people might not appreciate that stereotype.
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I've found that some conservatives use this Chris Rock routine as a pretext when making racist statements.
 
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krioto

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Oh - slightly misleading thread title. I thought we could have slaves again. I want a masseuse, a gladiator and a grape-peeling, nubile young harem.
 
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zero_suit

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Oblivion said:
Living with my right wing roommates, it's interesting to see this mentality up front. I remember them commenting on how black people hate Bill Cosby cause he's a hard working guy who didn't rely on welfare. They clearly showed that they think black people overall are lazy, welfare leeching drug users, and yet can't seem to understand why black people might not appreciate that stereotype.



Come on now, mang.
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Or why we never vote for GOP candidates..
 
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Dreams-Visions

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RDreamer said:
I think my brain just imploded...
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God has a way of lookin' out for folks! Thank God for those 300 years of slavery, rape, destruction, denigration, disenfranchisement and terror. And for the ~10 million enslaved that didn't even survive the journey to the Americas (so many tossed overboard after dying on the boats, sharks in the Atlantic changed their breeding and feeding habits and locations to correspond with the Middle Passage routes).

Without all that, we'd still be in Africa. And who would be okay with that? Surely we couldn't have just...applied for Visas like all the other immigrants. Slavery is best way.
 
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Mondriaan

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The_Technomancer said:
Does...does it explain how democratic policies are what's causing the problems such as high abortion and poverty rates?
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A person with conservative leanings that I knew admitted that he was concerned about abortion rates because he felt that white people were having abortions at a higher rate than minorities.

The usual argument is that people on welfare never get off of welfare and that the system discourages them from finding real work because paying them to stay home and take care of their kids is cheaper than trying to take care of their kids while letting them find minimum wage jobs. There is a great deal of divergence at this point, but usually the solutions presented are draconian like to force sterilization of welfare recipients, stop welfare entirely, undo child labor laws, or throw them into labor camps.
 
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Devolution

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Dreams-Visions said:
God has a way of lookin' out for folks! Thank God for those 300 years of slavery, rape, destruction, denigration, disenfranchisement and terror. And for the ~10 million enslaved that didn't even survive the journey to the Americas (so many tossed overboard after dying on the boats, sharks in the Atlantic changed their breeding and feeding habits and locations to correspond with the Middle Passage routes).

Without all that, we'd still be in Africa. And who would be okay with that? Surely we couldn't have just...applied for Visas like all the other immigrants. Slavery is best way.
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Slavery as a head start? I just my mind is fucked after reading that.
 
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Urban Scholar

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It's 2012 and why is this a good idea to anyone. I mean really the sensitive line that's being tip toed upon. I just...these words used, the imagery and the disconnect...I. This is very unfortunate
 
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@Dream-Visions

Sorry to break it to you like this, but the vast majority of slaves that the settlers brought over from Africa were slaves themselves. Sold by their very own kin.

African tribes were engaged in slavery (first accounts estimated in 5000 B.C.), long before the Dutch "invented" it.

Slavery, even though, is a particularly sad point in human history, nevertheless allowed blacks to come to the new world.

It is not a lie. It is an historical fact. And being offended by it is not an excuse to rewrite history or blur out the less convinient parts to create a romantized narrative.
 
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Oblivion

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IpsoFacto said:
@Dream-Visions

Sorry to break it to you like this, but the vast majority of slaves that the settlers brought over from Africa were slaves themselves. Sold by their very own kin.

African tribes were engaged in slavery (first accounts estimated in 5000 B.C.), long before the Dutch "invented" it.
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I uesd to use this argument a lot in my..um, shall we say, less tolerant, days. But the idea that white folks didn't invent slavery is besides the point. Just cause other Africans traded slaves in Africa doesn't take away the fact that White folk traded slavees in America.
 
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IpsoFacto said:
@Dream-Visions

Sorry to break it to you like this, but the vast majority of slaves that the settlers brought over from Africa were slaves themselves. Sold by their very own kin.

African tribes were engaged in slavery (first accounts estimated in 5000 B.C.), long before the Dutch "invented" it.

Slavery, even though, is a particularly sad point in human history, nevertheless allowed blacks to come to the new world.

It is not a lie. It is an historical fact. And being offended by it is not an excuse to rewrite history or blur out the less convinient parts to create a romantized narrative.
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What the fuck does that have to do with justifying slavery as a get ahead quick scheme in America? Or the treatment of blacks in America? Or the continued justification of slavery or later unfair laws and codes based on racism?
 
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Dresden

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IpsoFacto said:
@Dream-Visions

Sorry to break it to you like this, but the vast majority of slaves that the settlers brought over from Africa were slaves themselves. Sold by their very own kin.

African tribes were engaged in slavery (first accounts estimated in 5000 B.C.), long before the Dutch "invented" it.

Slavery, even though, is a particularly sad point in human history, nevertheless allowed blacks to come to the new world.

It is not a lie. It is an historical fact. And being offended by it is not an excuse to rewrite history or blur out the less convinient parts to create a romantized narrative.
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hahaha

how does that change the fact that Americans created the demand and shipped and sold human beings to enslave in the new world?
 
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It's incredible to hear the right-wing (Glenn Beck in particular) claim MLK for the most simplistic, mistaken reasons.

His internet show starts with a montage that ends with him saying "I HAVE A NEW DREAM!"

:facepalm:
 
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joseph1594

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IpsoFacto said:
@Dream-Visions

Sorry to break it to you like this, but the vast majority of slaves that the settlers brought over from Africa were slaves themselves. Sold by their very own kin.

African tribes were engaged in slavery (first accounts estimated in 5000 B.C.), long before the Dutch "invented" it.

Slavery, even though, is a particularly sad point in human history, nevertheless allowed blacks to come to the new world.

It is not a lie. It is an historical fact. And being offended by it is not an excuse to rewrite history or blur out the less convinient parts to create a romantized narrative.
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Seriously? No one fucking said whites invented slavery. It is widely known that black Africans sold slaves to Europeans, but how does that excuse the actions of the slavers? Did the Africans force the Europeans to buy slaves? Did the Africans force the Europeans to pack slaves like sardines into ships where they walked and breathed human waste, diseases, and suffering? Did the Africans force Americans to preserve slavery several hundred years? I also bet that the Africans secretly invented Jim Crow laws too!

In response to "at least slavery offered Africans a way to the new world!", did you ever think of the possibility that Africa would be a lot more prosperous if it didn't experience a drain of millions of people and wasn't fucked over by European colonial boundaries? I assume with that logic, you think we should still continue slavery as poor Africans will be offered a way to the land of opportunity, right?
You sound extremely ignorant and prejudice.
 
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captmcblack

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IpsoFacto said:
@Dream-Visions

Sorry to break it to you like this, but the vast majority of slaves that the settlers brought over from Africa were slaves themselves. Sold by their very own kin.

African tribes were engaged in slavery (first accounts estimated in 5000 B.C.), long before the Dutch "invented" it.

Slavery, even though, is a particularly sad point in human history, nevertheless allowed blacks to come to the new world.

It is not a lie. It is an historical fact. And being offended by it is not an excuse to rewrite history or blur out the less convinient parts to create a romantized narrative.
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Well, slavery existed in the pre-Western world too. So actually, any points being made on who invented slavery when are irrelevant to any objective discussion - now and forever.

Slavery allowed non-minorities to exploit colored/ethnic and indigenous people the world over for time immemorial - and in particular allowed non-minorities to build and industrialize America with the ultimate in cheap and durable labor. That is the only place to start a discussion about slavery.
 
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