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Philosophy Explorer wrote:I can think of several possibilities. But I'm sure you have your own ideas.

PhilX

The Institution of Slavery

Sam I. Elle wrote:

Philosophy Explorer wrote:I can think of several possibilities. But I'm sure you have your own ideas.

PhilX

The Institution of Slavery

As awful as that institution was, some good came out of it. "Amazing Grace" is a very popular song.

Philosophy Explorer wrote: Maybe teaching the Indians scalping could be right up there. Many an American movie features that.

And that's the problem with your Disney view of history.

Arising_uk wrote:

Philosophy Explorer wrote: Maybe teaching the Indians scalping could be right up there. Many an American movie features that.

And that's the problem with your Disney view of history.

Yes, Disney tried to sanitize the British atrocities.

thedoc wrote:Yes, Disney tried to sanitize the British atrocities.

No, the American Indians scalped before the Europeans got there. What was an atrocity is that the Europeans made it commercially profitable and the Yank has kept the tradition up.

Arising_uk wrote:

thedoc wrote:Yes, Disney tried to sanitize the British atrocities.

No, the American Indians scalped before the Europeans got there. What was an atrocity is that the Europeans made it commercially profitable and the Yank has kept the tradition up.

I thought it was the French who taught the Native Americans to take scalps.

thedoc wrote:I thought it was the French who taught the Native Americans to take scalps.

Nope, some tribes did it before but it was rare. Scalping has been practiced all over the world but what the Europeans did in America was to put a bounty on the practice to instill fear which also incentivised the practice.

bobevenson wrote:What is Britain's greatest institution? That's like asking what is Satan's greatest goodness.

That's easy, being Satan, and inspiring Bob.

thedoc wrote:

bobevenson wrote:What is Britain's greatest institution? That's like asking what is Satan's greatest goodness.

That's easy, being Satan, and inspiring Bob.

No, Doc, you're not Satan, and you don't inspire me!

bobevenson wrote:

thedoc wrote:

bobevenson wrote:What is Britain's greatest institution? That's like asking what is Satan's greatest goodness.

That's easy, being Satan, and inspiring Bob.

No, Doc, you're not Satan, and you don't inspire me!

You can't prove that by what you post.

Elevenses and the afternoon tea-break get my vote.

Used to be the fag-break and down the pub Friday lunchtime, bosses an' all, and writing off the afternoon but we've become American about such things.