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Ah, NOW we understand why he calls the one tribe âservileâ. They are actually slaves. And guess what, Tarzan fans? It has nothing to do with Europeans or imperialism or colonialism. Nosireebob, it has something to do with an all-too-common reality in African history, blacks enslaving blacks. (And if you think thatâs fun, wait until you learn about Muslims enslaving both Europeans and black Africans at different periods of history. The numbers involved will astound you.)I donât mean to speak against any particular group of people here. This is a human problem and always has been. Only the justifications have changed.Meanwhile, not every mainstream-Christian missionary that went into Africa (or anywhere else) wanted to be the vanguard of political exploitation, far from it. To deny this is to deny reality. Human beings are capable of perverting any noble purpose but it helps nothing to impose a stereotype on the complexities of such dealings.
Just to âstayâ on the subject: Did anyone watch Clint Eastwoodâs speech at the RNC the other nightâŠâŠ..?I guess I can go back to sleep nowâŠ..:)=
Typical European meadling in Africa affairs. All you have to do is look at what happened after the colonial powers were kicked out. Tribes have been killing their ancestal enemies ever since due to arbitrary drawn borders.
@Night-Gaunt49Eh, I think thatâs whitewashing the Roman Empire just a bit, donât you? While emancipation was certainly legally possible in the Roman Empire (It was in the Antebellum South, too), up to 90% of people in the Roman Empire were still slaves. Kind of tells you something about the reality.
As for Christianity and its attitudes toward slavery, many early Christians were slaves, so it makes sense that they outlawed slavery once it became the official religion. As for the rest, you canât change everybody just by telling them theyâre worshiping someone new, now. So, a lot of Roman citizens running the Empire in the early days remained nominal Christians, at best.
@KatmanThis sudden switch from the âWaziris are cool because they can kill people with spearsâ to the âMambus are evil because they can kill people with spearsâ is still giving me plot whiplash. Yeesh. Well, at least Jane isnât acting as blonde as she was before.
As for the unrest you say you didnât see in South Africa or Kenya, for one thing, why would you see that on a tourist visit? And second, Tarzan grew up in West Africa, around the area of Cameroon, so I donât see how that equates to South Africa or Kenya. Itâs a bit like saying there are never any economic riots in Athens because it was peaceful the last time you took a trip to Edinburgh.
Rakkav over 12 years ago
Ah, NOW we understand why he calls the one tribe âservileâ. They are actually slaves. And guess what, Tarzan fans? It has nothing to do with Europeans or imperialism or colonialism. Nosireebob, it has something to do with an all-too-common reality in African history, blacks enslaving blacks. (And if you think thatâs fun, wait until you learn about Muslims enslaving both Europeans and black Africans at different periods of history. The numbers involved will astound you.)I donât mean to speak against any particular group of people here. This is a human problem and always has been. Only the justifications have changed.Meanwhile, not every mainstream-Christian missionary that went into Africa (or anywhere else) wanted to be the vanguard of political exploitation, far from it. To deny this is to deny reality. Human beings are capable of perverting any noble purpose but it helps nothing to impose a stereotype on the complexities of such dealings.
Rakkav over 12 years ago
(we now return you to our regularly scheduled romp in the jungleâŠ)
ossiningaling over 12 years ago
Thatâs all very well and good, but it seems to me that Lady and the Missionary Man are interfering with capitalism! We built that!
Polsixe over 12 years ago
Whoa, just a comic strip folksâŠTarzan will be opening a can of whoop ass corn on the Mambus.
rdennetteiii over 12 years ago
The hierarchy runs âme, mine, oursâ and will stay that way until some outside threat shows up and it becomes âusâ vs âthemââŠ
profkatz over 12 years ago
Just to âstayâ on the subject: Did anyone watch Clint Eastwoodâs speech at the RNC the other nightâŠâŠ..?I guess I can go back to sleep nowâŠ..:)=
cwreenactor over 12 years ago
Today is the birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs, born September 1, 1875.
WW2 Marine Veteran over 12 years ago
I refuse to join the political jargon, but Tarzan does have his work cut out for him.
profkatz over 12 years ago
The Waziris must still be close byâŠâŠ.?
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 12 years ago
Typical European meadling in Africa affairs. All you have to do is look at what happened after the colonial powers were kicked out. Tribes have been killing their ancestal enemies ever since due to arbitrary drawn borders.
thesnowleopard Premium Member over 12 years ago
Happy Birthday, ERB!
@Night-Gaunt49Eh, I think thatâs whitewashing the Roman Empire just a bit, donât you? While emancipation was certainly legally possible in the Roman Empire (It was in the Antebellum South, too), up to 90% of people in the Roman Empire were still slaves. Kind of tells you something about the reality.
As for Christianity and its attitudes toward slavery, many early Christians were slaves, so it makes sense that they outlawed slavery once it became the official religion. As for the rest, you canât change everybody just by telling them theyâre worshiping someone new, now. So, a lot of Roman citizens running the Empire in the early days remained nominal Christians, at best.
@KatmanThis sudden switch from the âWaziris are cool because they can kill people with spearsâ to the âMambus are evil because they can kill people with spearsâ is still giving me plot whiplash. Yeesh. Well, at least Jane isnât acting as blonde as she was before.
As for the unrest you say you didnât see in South Africa or Kenya, for one thing, why would you see that on a tourist visit? And second, Tarzan grew up in West Africa, around the area of Cameroon, so I donât see how that equates to South Africa or Kenya. Itâs a bit like saying there are never any economic riots in Athens because it was peaceful the last time you took a trip to Edinburgh.