GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith

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  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Unbelievable

    Some on the right defended DeSantis, including Fox News host Jesse Watters.

    “No one is arguing slaves benefited from slavery,” Watters said Friday on his prime time show. “No one is saying that. It’s not true. They are teaching how Black people develop skills during slavery in some instances that can be applied for their own personal benefit.”

    • killernova@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Sooo… they did benefit from slavery, and also didn’t benefit from slavery? He said both things in the same breath…

      Obviously slavery is purely wrong.