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Jim999 · (#7 (**permalink**))

It's hard to argue with you because certainly mistakes were made. As to the Greeks, it's got to be difficult to refuse to help people that worship you, and I thing that's how the Greeks got over. And you're right; it was the Meshwesh/Berbers/Moors (whichever name you like), who really opened the floodgates for the Greeks. But how come you have no blame for the Persians, it was really their foolish ways that brought everything to an end; they're really the ones who caused the collapse of Black rule.Plus: I don’t think that the ancient Black rulers of the world, ever really considered Whites to be capable of posing a serious threat to them or their rule.

But I’d like to go off in a slightly different direction now: Have you ever wondered when racism as we know it began? The other night, I was watching a TV Program about some headless Roman bodies found in York. The bodies were dated to the reign of Severus and his sons Caracalla and Geta (ca. 200 A.D.). What was interesting about the program was that it accurately showed Black Roman soldiers and commanders: As well as the fact that Geta – the Emperor to be - was half Black, (unfortunately they couldn’t go all the way, and show his mother as Black). Is it just a coincidence, or did this stuff only start showing up since the realhistoryww site came on-line, are they now covering their Asses?

Before that: I was looking through the realhistoryww site and saw some Etruscan tomb paintings. The paintings indicate that after their defeat at the hands of the Romans and Greeks, Etruscans and Whites lived pretty well together – mixed marriages seem to have been common. Then there is Shakespeare’s Othello – the Moor (ca. 1600): Othello is depicted as a wealthy and respected Black man in Europe. Maybe some of you with knowledge of pre-Atlantic Slave trade; racial history in Europe can help out here, but it seems that today’s virulent racism may have come about, as a result of that slave trade.

Could it be that Whites developed that racial attitude as a self defense mechanism? The perfect example is the Southern gentleman in the American South. They are famous for dueling at just the slightest hint of dishonor or disrespect. Now really, what kind of a serious man will put his life on the line, every time some fool says something that he doesn’t like? One who knows that he has NO HONOR! He knew that every bit of food that he put in his mouth; and every piece of clothing that he put on his back, was purchased with the misery and death of another human being. They knew what vile, miserable, worthless creatures they really were, so they made a great show, of defending an honor that they knew they did not have.

So is that how racism really came about, Whites trying to justify the benefits they derived from slavery, by dehumanizing Blacks?

Here’s a link to the Etruscan tomb paintings, you might find them interesting. http://www.realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Etruria_the_Etruscans_2.htm