Red State Teaches Slavery Was a 'Necessary Evil'

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

A red state sparked backlash after announcing that it will offer an alternative version of advanced history classes meant to combat the "woke."

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"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."

Abraham Lincoln

#1 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-05-06 11:50 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

Teaching that slavery was evil?

That's a no-no.

According to Republicans, saying slavery was Evil makes the White Children feel Bad for being White.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-06 01:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Bizzaro land.

#3 | Posted by Wardog at 2026-05-06 04:45 PM | Reply

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-06 05:13 PM | Reply

Teaching that ~~slavery~~ illegal immigration is evil?
That's a no-no.
According to Lumpers, saying ~~slavery~~ illegal immigration is Evil makes the White Boomers feel Bad for being White.

Its pretty interesting how upset Lumpers get about "slavery", then go an also get overjoyed about a dairy in Idaho using virtually slave labor.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-05-06 05:23 PM | Reply

Teaching that ~~slavery~~ illegal immigration is evil?

Are you equating purchasing humans in African and shipping them across the Atlantic with the intention of using them as livestock, with people coming to America looking for work and opportunity?

What a ------- ------ you are.

No wonder you're a trumper.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-06 05:39 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

What do you expect from the state that just named an airport after a serial------------?

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-06 06:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Abraham Lincoln

#1 | Posted by SomebodyElse

it's not an argument for slavery...you're lying using this quote.....

and yeah so was Abe EXCEPT what he said that for is different than this argument today.

--he wanted to heal the country...you pathetic humps want to divide.

#8 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-05-06 06:32 PM | Reply

this 'argument' has every bit if not more than the argument that all blacks

in the country deserve reparations.

get your head out of your butz and read a effing book.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-05-06 06:33 PM | Reply

and as usual you pukes are just reading the headline and not the story.

it does NOT argue FOR slavery...but you have to be aware of more history /news

than you're allowed to so your idiocy could be excused....if I didn't know

"you people" like I do.

#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-05-06 06:37 PM | Reply

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-06 06:54 PM | Reply

Would the thirteen colonies agree unanimously outlawing slavery in the new country, the United States?

Would the thirteen agree unanimously to no Electoral College?

Would the thirteen agree unanimously to a straight democracy winner-take-all?

#12 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-05-06 07:45 PM | Reply

Who TF thinks "illegal immigration" is evil?

#13 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-05-06 07:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Xenophobes who live in a town of 100 people with their brother cousins.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-06 07:58 PM | Reply

African Americans are finding out more and more about what the hell they are losing ...

#15 | Posted by catdog at 2026-05-06 08:49 PM | Reply

There is definitely a segment of the GOP that would like to renegotiate the end of the Civil War.
The type of "originalists" that think of Negroes as 3/5ths human.

#16 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-07 01:38 PM | Reply

The type of "originalists" that think of Negroes as 3/5ths human.

Only 3/5 human for purposes of over-representing Slave states in Congress.

African Americans could never be Citizens, under Dred Scott.

We should apply that to all the slave descendants.
#MAGA

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-07 01:43 PM | Reply

Is it being argued that intellectuals and our founders didn't rationalize slavery by calling it a necessary evil?

I have no trouble believing that's how people rationalized it and excused their inaction to stop it.

#18 | Posted by eberly at 2026-05-07 02:05 PM | Reply

Ron Desantis: "Pandering to racists isn't racism!'

#19 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-08 09:24 AM | Reply

Along that same idea: "Pandering to "gun nuts" doen't make someone a "gun nut."
Pandering to "homophobes" doesn't make someone a "homophobe.Pandering to xenophobes doesn'make someone a xenophobe.
Pandering to Fascists doesn't make someone a Fascist.
Hmmmm
/
pandering to pedophiles does not make someone a Pedophile?

i think it fair to say that every member of Trump's Cabinet panders to a Pedophile but are they Pedophiles or what are they?

#20 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-08 09:33 AM | Reply

Ron Desantis: "Pandering to racists isn't racism!'

#19 | POSTED BY DANNI

"Talking about racism makes YOU racist!"
-boazoaborted

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-08 10:20 AM | Reply

overjoyed about a dairy in Idaho using virtually slave labor.

#5 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Tens of thousands of liberals dancing in the streets!

You saw them.

Just like after 9/11.

Uh huh. Sure commie soyboy.

What a tard. No one believes a word you say Commie Soyboy. You do realize that. Right?

Just like no one believes anything that comes from this White House or its justice department anymore.

You moroons have worked hard to build that complete lack of trust in this administration.

Gratz. You feel you have to kiss Trumpy's arse and support his lies to show your loyalty in hopes that Dear Leader will notice you and reward you with a cushy gubmint job someday. We get it. It's corrupt but we get it.

Good luck with that. Just remember Trumpy will be gone from the stage and will have lost all access to power by 2028.

So don't forget where that rock was that you crawled out from under.

You will need it again.

#22 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-08 10:34 AM | Reply

Slavery was "evil?"

Were people who practiced slavery "evil?"

If so, a significant percentage of humans have been "evil."

Saying slavery was evil is like saying cannibalism was evil, even thought it was practiced by many cultures for thousands of years.

They were all evil? Do you think they saw it that way?

#23 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-05-08 01:15 PM | Reply

We are all the descendants of slaves. And slave owners.

#24 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-05-08 01:18 PM | Reply

"Saying slavery was evil is like saying cannibalism was evil, even thought it was practiced by many cultures for thousands of years."

If something is truly evil it is recognized as evil no matter what age you live in.

So, if you really believed that then won't mind then if we enslave you then eat you?

Btw- by teaching it was a "necessary evil" means they are teaching it was evil. Just a necessary evil.

You know. Like taxes. Or vaccines. Or better yet.. Dear Leader Himself. Evil but necessary. (How else would we learn not to ever ever ever do that again?)

#25 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-08 01:26 PM | Reply