this looks brutal, and it's clearly being driven by elon musk, but it's only because it reflects a reality that is exceedingly uncomfortable in it's unexpected juxtaposition. americans don't want to accept or understand that slavery is complicated, it's not just a black and white issue. a full understanding of slavery in the united states means understanding the depth of irish slavery, it mean understanding the role that black slave traders played in africa and it means understanding that the system was essentially designed by arabs, before being taking over by spanish conquistadors moving south into north africa. we don't
want to understand this. white supremacism is easier to grasp, because it entrenches us at the top of a hierarchy.
yes, these people are descended from colonizers that stole land from indigenous africans. that is a fact.
it's also true that those indigenous africans have since risen up and taken their land back, which leaves the descendants of the colonizers displaced and literal refugees.
they will make reliable republican voters.