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← Holidays given to slaves are a fraud rooted in selfishness, not benevolence

17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under psychedelics psychedelics Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Holidays given to slaves are a fraud rooted in selfishness, not benevolence Holidays given to slaves are a fraudrooted in selfishness, not benevolence FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it Enslaving people strips them of halftheir virtue and teaches them fraudand cruelty, then blames them fordishonesty Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Holidays were among slaveholders' most effective means of suppressing insurrection — tap to centre the map on it Holidays were among slaveholders'most effective means of suppressinginsurrection FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it Some people are slaves by nature,and enslaving them is just where itbenefits them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Calling the slaveholding religion of this land Christianity is the boldest of frauds — tap to centre the map on it Calling the slaveholding religion ofthis land Christianity is theboldest of frauds FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mixed-race births undermine the claim that slavery is justified by Ham's curse — tap to centre the map on it Mixed-race births undermine theclaim that slavery is justified byHam's curse FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men — tap to centre the map on it The slave trade hardens the peoplewho deal in it; slave dealers arenot born worse than other men Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: To the slave, the Fourth of July reveals the injustice and cruelty he suffers — tap to centre the map on it To the slave, the Fourth of Julyreveals the injustice and cruelty hesuffers Last stated 174 years ago 5 Jul 1852 FD Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both force and fraud are unworthy of humans, but fraud is the more contemptible — tap to centre the map on it Both force and fraud are unworthy ofhumans, but fraud is the morecontemptible CI Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it A psychedelic trip can, in rareinstances, trigger a psychotic breakin people vulnerable to seriousmental illness. Last stated 7 years ago 10 May 2019 MP Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it Anybody running for head of stateshould have to undergo the ayahuascaordeal first, and most of those whodid would no longer want the job. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Oct 2024 GH Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. — tap to centre the map on it Ballot initiatives are not thesmartest way to establish a legalplace for psychedelic therapy. Last stated 7 years ago 10 May 2019 MP Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Holidays given to slaves are a fraud rooted in selfishness, not benevolence Last stated c. 1845 Holds Frederick Douglass Read this korrent →