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Originally Posted by Albany Rifles
As for slavery in the US. yes, it is a dark spot on our history. And yes, our Constitution legallay recognizes slavery in 3 separate parts in the original document. But 5% of our population died (600,000 out of 30.5 million) to end slavery and then we amended our Constitution to end slavery in all forms with the 13th Amendment.
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Thanks, Albany Rifles. This is such an ispirational story, I want to make 2 points here.
From the racial point of view, the American Civil War was “White killed White to free Black”. Can you imagine Han Chinese killing Han Chinese to free Tibetan? What’s the force that had compelled the White to do so? Some value system must have been firmly established to guide a decision like that. The desire to pay high cost to do the right thing is human spirit!
Now let’s examine the Civil War from the Black side. Do you think Black wanted to be free? I believe so. But some apparently did not. After the Civil War, some Black did not know what to do as a free person and complained that now they did not have a job. I guess some Black had nicer masters and the working condition was bearable. But what would their children say if these Black go back to their nicer master and volunteer to be slave again? You see the parallel here? The desire to be free is also human spirit!
We hear many Chinese defending the CCP for better living condition. That’s understandable. But don’t let CCP quench your human spirit. For the sake of future generations, find your human spirit.