Jonathots Daily Blog
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Excitement.
- A season of reason.
- An hour of power.
- A college of knowledge.
- A start for art.
- A relief for belief.
- A release of peace.
- A righting of the course of fellowship.
And then … 1619.
A Dutch trader, selling his goods along the African coast, runs across a tribesman who has no money, but is willing to give a cargo of human beings, his neighbors, as exchange for his merchandise.
The wayfaring seaman pauses, thinking. He knows he doesn’t dare return without some sort of remuneration, or face losing his job–maybe worse. He looks at the half-clothed, nervous, twitching beings in front of him. They don’t look like him.
His brain sets in motion a nasty logic:
- These people are vulnerable.
- Therefore, these folks are less.
- These souls are our servants.
- These creatures are our property.
- These possessions are our slaves.
Much to his surprise, when he returns from his journey, expecting a rebuke for his choice, he is praised for such an inventive idea and commissioned to return and do it again.
As often is the case, there is a market. Therefore we pursue it–without wondering about its ramifications.
A painful portion of poison is perpetuated upon peoplehood. They digress.
And then one day, in a crowded, heated hall, nervous men, trying to cover their apprehension with verbal boldness, agree to a document which states clearly, directly and without apology:
“All men are created equal.”
1776.
Perhaps it is the remedy for 1619.
We shall see what price they’re willing to pay…for their own convictions.
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