And best of all, it was because she answered the question of, "Did she think discrimination was an issue in the state? "
And the dude said it to a native American whose tribe has been in the region for millennia. He’s not even a native to the state.
That wasn’t even it. The question was if they thought discrimination existed. Which makes what he did all the more insane.
Does discrimination exist in Idaho?
White guy: No
Native woman: Actually, yes.
White guy: loud, angry discrimination
The senator is from Lake Forest, Illinois which somewhat ironically was an abolitionist town with several prominent members of the Underground Railroad living there. It has changed a lot since then and now is a wealthy conservative country club suburb of Chicago with barely 1% of its population being black.
Some abolitionists held their stance on slavery not so much because they believed everyone should be free but because they didn’t like minorities being present at all, slaves or not, and thought ending slavery would mean they’d get shipped back to Africa, despite many having no direct connection to Africa closer than they had a direct connection to Europe.
Not all abolitionists thought this way, but it wasn’t always in opposition to racism. Hell, segregation lasted into the 1900s and there’s still a problem with police racism that isn’t being properly addressed to this day, despite the anti-slavery side winning over 150 years ago.
Shit take in the first half ngl
You mean my take that some abolitionists were motivated by hate or the take of the abolitionists that were motivated by hate?
Very ignorant of him.
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