Why did Black Folk fight for the US in the Second World War ?

[Tommy Tainant]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

 

[TNHarley]

You would figure the Tuskegee airmen would have flew back to Africa

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Slavery ended in the 1860's and even if there were segregation in the South blacks were more free than in Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia!

Why do you even attempt that type of spin Tommy!?!

 

[Tommy Tainant]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Slavery ended in the 1860's and even if there were segregation in the South blacks were more free than in Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia!

Why do you even attempt that type of spin Tommy!?!

What they had was a long way short of freedom. What were they fighting for ?

 

[JGalt]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

They fought so that your country wouldn't become part of Nazi Germany.

Although I don't know why they bothered, considering how many blacks and other indigenous people were murdered through hundreds of years of British colonialist genocide.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Slavery ended in the 1860's and even if there were segregation in the South blacks were more free than in Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia!

Why do you even attempt that type of spin Tommy!?!

What they had was a long way short of freedom. What were they fighting for ?

Not to be genocide by Nazi's or the Japanese...

Why did Native Americans help?

Same reason...

 

[Dekster]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Most people's world view is informed mostly by their family, friends, and local community. I am guessing they felt a need to fight for those people.

 

[theHawk]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Kind of like queers fighting for Islamists?

 

[Likkmee]

Free guns and ammo and instructions to kill whitey.
That or pick cotton.
Eazy choice

 

[Gdjjr]

I suspect a lot of them were looking for a way out of the life they were living- their families probably had a lot to do with it- but, too, everyone is wired different- there is no one size fits all answer.

 

[MisterBeale]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Wow, don't tell me you are seriously this stupid?

Are you not aware of history?

Slavery was over before the 20th century you dolt.




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When the HMS drafts you, did the British say "no?" I doubt it, no matter how they felt about it.

Pretty much the same was true.



You start some pretty dumb threads sometimes.


They went, b/c it was either that or prison.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Wow, don't tell me you are seriously this stupid?

Are you not aware of history?

Slavery was over before the 20th century you dolt.




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When the HMS drafts you, did the British say "no?" I doubt it, no matter how they felt about it.

Pretty much the same was true.



You start some pretty dumb threads sometimes.


They went, b/c it was either that or prison.

The ending of slavery was one step on the way. Blacks were still second class citizens in the US. Why fight for that ?

 

[progressive hunter]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

might be because you brits needed all the help you could get to save your ass's from the nazi's,,,

now just say thank you and move along,,,

 

[rightwinger]

Patriotism
They were willing to put aside their grievances for the good of the country

When they came back, they were still sent to the back of the bus

 

[Tommy Tainant]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

might be because you brits needed all the help you could get to save your ass's from the nazi's,,,

now just say thank you and move along,,,

When Black servicemen landed in the UK they thought they were in Narnia. They could sit where they liked,eat where they liked, marry who they wanted and were able to read books in the same Library before visiting the same church.

20 years later the Motown Revue visited Europe and were struck by the same differences. Even the kids in their audiences were not segregated. Europe was enlightened and free. The US was still living in the dark ages.

 

[rightwinger]

It is similar to how England treated India after the war. Indians fought and died for the King and once the war was over they expected independence.

England told them to fuk off

 

[progressive hunter]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

might be because you brits needed all the help you could get to save your ass's from the nazi's,,,

now just say thank you and move along,,,

When Black servicemen landed in the UK they thought they were in Narnia. They could sit where they liked,eat where they liked, marry who they wanted and were able to read books in the same Library before visiting the same church.

20 years later the Motown Revue visited Europe and were struck by the same differences. Even the kids in their audiences were not segregated. Europe was enlightened and free. The US was still living in the dark ages.

thats not a thank you,,,

 

[Meathead]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Slavery ended in the 1860's and even if there were segregation in the South blacks were more free than in Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia!

Why do you even attempt that type of spin Tommy!?!

What they had was a long way short of freedom. What were they fighting for ?

All this was before "free stuff", so they had to work.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Slavery ended in the 1860's and even if there were segregation in the South blacks were more free than in Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia!

Why do you even attempt that type of spin Tommy!?!

What they had was a long way short of freedom. What were they fighting for ?

All this was before "free stuff", so they had to work.

They had to battle the racist laws under which they lived.

 

[Meathead]

It seems like an act of faith in something that didn't exist.

At home, the inherent racism of the US denied them the very "freedoms" they were dying for.

They fought in the First War and nothing really changed, they should have learned from that.

Having said that, being bombed in Europe was probably preferable to life in the slave states.

Did black people see their daily lives improve as a result of their sacrifice ?

Slavery ended in the 1860's and even if there were segregation in the South blacks were more free than in Nazi Germany or Stalin Russia!

Why do you even attempt that type of spin Tommy!?!

What they had was a long way short of freedom. What were they fighting for ?

All this was before "free stuff", so they had to work.

They had to battle the racist laws under which they lived.

No food stamps or Section 8 housing in those days - had to work unlike today.