Tag Archives: slavery

Whose Pattern of Life did the Ancients Follow?

Posted on February 21, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Bible and Slavery It’s an uncomfortable truth. Until Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that slavery was abolished in the United States in 1863, every rich (and probably) white land owner was an owner of (mostly) black slaves to labour in their … Continue reading →

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“What’s It Like to Learn This?”

Posted on February 20, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Finding Your Roots (PBS) This is the other ancestry show. The same cross-section of famous people get to undergo the Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journey into their past. But Mr. Gates has an agenda. He wants them to confront slavery … Continue reading →

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This SCOTUS Decision Led to the American Civil War

Posted on November 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Dred Scott v. Sandford (March 6, 1857) We Canadians do not really have a true sense of American history. There, I’ve said it aloud. I was reading a chapter, today, in Phineas Quimby’s book entitled “Government”. It was written in … Continue reading →

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Is “Freedom” the New Slavery?

Posted on September 18, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Rebellion and Revolution After reading 1984 yesterday, I realized that I neglected one of the Newspeak/doublethink phrases: Freedom is Slavery Then, today, I read the following from a Phineas Quimby article: The difference between rebellions and revolutions is this. Revolution … Continue reading →

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The Debate: Is Nationalism Fascist?

Posted on February 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Isolationist Thinking Debate implies that there are two legitimate sides to every conflict: no right, no wrong. But what if you come up against an ‘enemy’ that chooses to shut down the debate by insisting that any ‘anti’ behaviour is … Continue reading →

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Modern Servitude

Posted on September 27, 2017 by cdsmiller17

A Slave by Any Other Name…   I usually don’t write about social issues, at least. not directly. But a recent line of thinking has made me ponder: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Most people coming to … Continue reading →

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