White Conservatives Outraged Over Django Unchained

[kudzu]

The Egyptians didn't use slaves to build the pyramids

Say what ?

[soulflower]

Say what ?

SLAVES DIDN'T BUILD PYRAMIDS: EGYPT

The tombs of ancient Egyptian pyramid builders suggest these artisans were respected -- and paid -- for their work

http://news.discovery.com/history/py...iza-egypt.html

[dialtone]

Were the pyramids built by space men or off white Egyptians without slave labor?

Thats for another thread.

[soulflower]

So they sailed down to Africa, and... ?

They had no other options for cheap labor besides slaves? Of course not.

It wasn't the only option but it was the most cost effective. That's capitalism for ya...

[DaggerJohn]

Are you sure it didn't begin with the white men forcing native americans onto reservations?

I think there was white/Indian animosity long before there were reservations.

[dialtone]

Again, the pusher/buyer relationship.

They would not have went there if there wasn't product waiting for them.

If thats what you believe. Either way both were wrong. Thats established. So now what?

[kudzu]

SLAVES DIDN'T BUILD PYRAMIDS: EGYPT

The tombs of ancient Egyptian pyramid builders suggest these artisans were respected -- and paid -- for their work

http://news.discovery.com/history/py...iza-egypt.html

The designers and skilled artisans were paid, the majority (who simply hauled the massive stone blocks) were slaves.

[kudzu]

They had no other options for cheap labor besides slaves? Of course not.

It wasn't the only option but it was the most cost effective. That's capitalism for ya...

Cost effective because of the sellers, eh ?

[dialtone]

Cost effective because of the sellers, eh ?

Their guns.

[soulflower]

The designers and skilled artisans were paid, the majority (who simply hauled the massive stone blocks) were slaves.

That's not true. They were paid

The workers were employed for three-month stints, and the tombs, which date from the 4th and 5th Dynasties (2649-2374 BC), were for those who died during construction.
The authorities have long fought what they call the "myth" of slaves building the pyramids, saying it undermines the skill involved in their construction, and the sophistication of ancient Egypt's civilisation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8451538.stm


This is not to say that there were no slaves in ancient Egypt. There were but they were mostly captives from war.

[BlandFood]

The Egyptians didn't use slaves to build the pyramids

You're really taking the February feel good bullshlt waaaaaay too serious. Where would they have found Mexican like volunteer labor for lifetimes or centuries at that time?

Slavery was around since the beginning of time, deal with it. Those in the Sudan seem to have.

[soulflower]

You're really taking the February feel good bullshlt waaaaaay too serious. Where would they have found Mexican like volunteer labor for lifetimes or centuries at that time?

Slavery was around since the beginning of time, deal with it. Those in the Sudan seem to have.

The definition of Slavery varies from one culture to the next

[BlandFood]

The definition of Slavery varies from one culture to the next

On that we may agree, as anyone that was part of the armed forces in 1960's boot camp or before will attest to.

[Omaha Beach]

On that we may agree, as anyone that was part of the armed forces in 1960's boot camp or before will attest to.

Amen. Drill instructors and before that grade school Nuns! The Horror.

[Omaha Beach]

That's not true. They were paid

The workers were employed for three-month stints, and the tombs, which date from the 4th and 5th Dynasties (2649-2374 BC), were for those who died during construction.
The authorities have long fought what they call the "myth" of slaves building the pyramids, saying it undermines the skill involved in their construction, and the sophistication of ancient Egypt's civilisation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8451538.stm


This is not to say that there were no slaves in ancient Egypt. There were but they were mostly captives from war.

Self serving SPECULATION from the Egyptians embarassed to admit that their wonders of the world may have been built on the backs of slaves.

[soulflower]

Self serving SPECULATION from the Egyptians embarassed to admit that their wonders of the world may have been built on the backs of slaves.

I doubt that they were concerned with political correctness

[BlandFood]

I doubt that they were concerned with political correctness

In ancient Egypt? Hell no, they had no one to answer to and certainly not slaves. Now the question you MUST ask yourself is what color were they? More Mediterranean olive might be a good guess.

[soulflower]

In ancient Egypt? Hell no, they had no one to answer to and certainly not slaves. Now the question you MUST ask yourself is what color were they? More Mediterranean olive might be a good guess.

What color was Anwar Sadat? His nickname was " Pharoah"

[BlandFood]

What color was Anwar Sadat? His nickname was " Pharoah"

Sadat the great man that he was, is kinda hard to determine from pictures. A great loss IMHO, I truly admired the man. Certainly not "negro" like would be defined, more mulatto like the evil pos we Americans love to hate. Mr. Sadat was certainly a handsome man. http://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content...7936176520.jpg Again, we can't compare racial demographics of thousands of years ago. I was told by a history professor that ancient Romans and even Greeks were blond. I don't know if that's true or even necessarily believe it but I guess it is possible.

"Pharaoh" while a cool nickname was also the name of a car club in American Graffiti.

[soulflower]

Sadat the great man that he was, is kinda hard to determine from pictures. A great loss IMHO, I truly admired the man. Certainly not "negro" like would be defined, more mulatto like the evil pos we Americans love to hate. Mr. Sadat was certainly a handsome man. http://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content...7936176520.jpg Again, we can't compare racial demographics of thousands of years ago. I was told by a history professor that ancient Romans and even Greeks were blond. I don't know if that's true or even necessarily believe it but I guess it is possible.

"Pharaoh" while a cool nickname was also the name of a car club in American Graffiti.

If he visited the Jim Crow South he would have had to ride in the back of the bus

I agree that we shouldn't place modern definitions of race on ancient civilizations. It should also be emphasized that ancient Egypt was quite a melting pot of various Middle Eastern and East African ethnic groups. So asking what color they were is like asking what color are Latinos...