As a black man, Thomas Sowell was taught to be a Marxist. No doubt a product of his environment. As he researched and learned, under Milton Freidman and others, he grew and came to believe in capitalism as the only path to a stable, growth oriented society. Before America, North America was governed by? I'm guessing native American---men. Not to be sexist it's just a fact They were willing to fight and die for their people and their land. These men were usually the oldest and wisest. Whether in status or wealth, they were the richest members of their people. This goes for all people of the globe regardless of continent, country or ethnicity. Slavery, organized or otherwise, existed unchallenged for thousands of years if not since to the beginning of time. Shortly - in the context of time/history-immediately thereafter the founding of America, slavery was abolished throughout the free worlds while it lingered in Africa It still thrives in communist countries. If you consider human trafficing as slavery, it is still rampant worldwide today because it is profitable although illegal. It seems wise to move on from that we cannot change to something we can, even though it was made possible by "old, rich white guys" that everyone should be thankful for. For anyone that doesn't feel this way I would think they would be reading this at the airport on their way to a better life in another country. Anti-Americans held in foreign countries are "shocked" when their rights aren't read at the time of arrest. Let me apologize that they were never taught that those rights, like many others, are unique to America. History is like genealogy, the more you study it the clearer it becomes and the more we understand.
