Tag Archives: Slavery

Neo-Fascist Review of MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON by Bob Rafaelson.

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2011/12/neo-fascist-review-of-mountains-of-moon.html MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON is an outstanding film. Rare is the period film set in a non-Western locale that seems strangely authentic and devoid of overly exotic fetishism and/or preachy moralizing. To be sure, there have been many decent … Continue reading

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How American Exceptionalism Invites Anti-Americanism.

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-american-exceptionalism-invites.html Good many conservatives promote the idea of American Exceptionalism as a hallmark of what America is all about. Our nation is supposed to be a ‘City on a Hill’ and a beacon of freedom to all other peoples around … Continue reading

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Problems of the IMPERIALISM OF GUILT and the Hypocrisy of Western Liberal Criticism of East Asia.

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/11/problems-of-imperialism-of-guilt-and.html There’s a running theme in Western liberal criticism of East Asia which is rather odd and amusing: the notion that East Asian nations are unnaturally and obsessively homogeneous unlike the more diverse and ‘progressive’ nations around the world. East … Continue reading

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Are Black Problems the Product of White Conditioning?

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/08/are-black-problems-product-of-white.html Many white people complain that black tend to be lazy, dependent, criminal, loud, aggressive, and anti-intellectual. Black people complain that this is due to the centuries-old legacy of white slavery and discrimination that followed. They say that black people … Continue reading

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Another Way of Looking at the Henry Louis Gates and White Policeman Incident.

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-way-of-looking-at-henry-louis.html The recent incident involving the arrest of Harvard African-American Studies professor by Sgt. Crowley(who happens to be white) ignited a discussion across the nation about race, history, crime, and etc. This is both unfortunate and welcome. Unfortunate because it … Continue reading

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Was Slavery a Moral Advancement in the History of Mankind?

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/04/was-slavery-moral-advancement-in.html We tend to look upon slavery as a great evil, a scourge that ravaged mankind all through history. By our modern moral standards this is understandable. We believe in ‘human rights’, individual freedom, and equality of man. So, from … Continue reading

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Are Black Problems the Product of White Conditioning?

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/08/are-black-problems-product-of-white.html Many white people complain that black tend to be lazy, dependent, criminal, loud, aggressive, and anti-intellectual. Black people complain that this is due to the centuries-old legacy of white slavery and discrimination that followed. They say that black people … Continue reading

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Another Way of Looking at the Henry Louis Gates and White Policeman Incident.

http://ostrovletania.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-way-of-looking-at-henry-louis.html The recent incident involving the arrest of Harvard African-American Studies professor by Sgt. Crowley(who happens to be white) ignited a discussion across the nation about race, history, crime, and etc. This is both unfortunate and welcome. Unfortunate because it … Continue reading

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