San Antonio school assignment asking students to list 'positives' of slavery

[Dill]

(04-19-2018, 11:08 PM)GMDino Wrote: Can't we understand a group while knowing there is no "positive" of a hate group or slavery?

Out of curiosity though what did you come with?  

• Teaches people how to keep their sheets very white.
• Encourages gathering in groups outside. Helps make like minded friends.
  

I agree that if we can understand why someone joins such an organization maybe we can try to get them out of it.  I just think that's different than looking for positives.  

And I think slavery is even more different.

There has been some interesting and "empathetic" research done on the Klan. But the point was not to look for "positives," rather how does the ebb and flow of its membership correlate to things like economic downturns or demographic changes.