Mongering and Politics don't mix
I have this rule whenever I monger: no politics. Most people who know me well would say I am a political junkie, yet I choose to keep my personal life and political affiliations separate from my mongering activities. I have seen the Gates documentaries and like the others, I decided not to opine on the subject because I know that the discussion ultimately deterioates into a verbal pissing match.
Gates couldn't squeeze 500+ years of history into a one hour special, so naturally quite a bit was left out and with a limited budget he took some poetic license. One of the best books on the history of island of Hispaniola is C L R James' The Black Jacobins, and there are numerous links and writings on the tiano culture or what's left of them, yes the entire population was indeed decimated by Columbus and his men in their quest for gold. African slaves, millions of them, were brought in to replace the Indians (Arawaks). The notion that African genes arent prevalent in most Dominicans is absurd and patently false. Their denial of their obvious African ancestry coupled with the shame and anger of being occupied by Haiti for decades, was
the focal point of the Gates Documentary. You can also throw in adopting a Euro-colonial racial caste system that keeps the white and lighter skinned elites in power, this is true for most of central and Latin America, not just DR.
We gather here for the common purpose of sharing information on fine ass chicas, irrespective of race, political ideology and
social economic background. I have experienced good times with mongers I suspect are probaly my polar opposite in ideology but we were talking about the ass and after a few drinks, it was all good.
Apologies in advance to the grammar police, I wrote this on my phone. I may go back for new years as my premed chica is saying all the right things.