a follow up on equality

Still coming to terms with a new political landscape - Come from the blog of astranavigo celebrating Thomas Jefferson,

my comment:

It is all about your point of view, you are willing to ignore the hypocrisy of slave owners. You know the truth about the “founding fathers” wish to preserve privilege at the expense of others they would not see as equal.

“The cat in the picture believed in the right of every person to be heard. He also believed in a system of government which would allow each person's vote, when taken together and counted, to direct the nation's leaders. Those leaders would also be elected by the people, using a system which would not permit outright mob-rule (which is, after all, what a 'pure democracy' really is).”

They may have been interested in your “rights” they did not extend the same rights to my fore fathers, not even a basic right to be free.

Every time you praise these men you fail to consider the many Americans who don’t share you exalted view of a privilege few land owners, men who did not extend the same “rights” for many other human beings.

There has never been a time in American history; when many knew they did not share equality with other Americans, until now with election of one black man. Did you fail to appreciate the joy expressed on many faces?