UN Ambassador Defends Claiming That White Supremacy Is ‘Weaved’ Into Founding Documents
Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Linda Thomas-Greenfield says she was not criticizing the United States in a speech to the National Action Network where she said that white supremacy is “weaved” into the nation’s founding documents.
Thomas-Greenfield told CBS’ Margaret Brennan during an appearance on “Face The Nation” on Sunday, “I think we’re being tremendous leaders. Our country is not perfect, but we continue to perfect it.”
“Those imperfections are part of our history, and we have to talk about them. It’s our strength that we can talk about our imperfections to the world and call out other nations for those same imperfections. So it’s not a criticism. It’s an acknowledgment of our history. It’s an acknowledgment of where we started. But we need to look at where we’ve come,” she continued.
She added, “And I look forward to continuing to engage with other countries, to use our example, to show those other countries what they might achieve. But we still have a lot of work to do, and we have to acknowledge that. But we also have to work to continue to improve our country.”
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Amb. Thomas-Greenfield said this week “the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents." She tells @margbrennan: "Our country is not perfect, but we continue to perfect it. Those imperfections are part of our history, we have to talk about them." pic.twitter.com/HhSzu9xpIh
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) April 18, 2021
Brennan responded, “But, it is precisely because of the role you have as a cabinet member, that it drew so much criticism.”
She asked, “To be clear, were you comparing bigotry in America to mass atrocities carried out against minorities around the world?”
“I was acknowledging what is a fact in the United States. Racism does exist in this country, and I think it was a powerful message. Imagine any other country doing that. Our country, the uniqueness of our country, is that we can self-criticize and we can move forward, and our values are clear. And the purpose of that speech was to lay out our values, but also acknowledge our imperfections and acknowledge that we are moving forward,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
She added, “I’m realistic about what we have to do moving forward. And I think if we are going to be a voice around the globe for raising issues of human rights, we cannot whitewash our own issues in- in our own country.”
Earlier this week, she told the National Action Network, “I have seen for myself how the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles.”
She also argued that the U.S. needs to approach “issues of equity and justice at the global scale” with “humility.”
“We have to acknowledge that we are an imperfect union – and have been since the beginning – and every day we strive to make ourselves more perfect, and more just,” she said.
Just another Satan serving black racist pawn of the NWO! Maybe there really is truth to the claim that Whites are superior after all?
The angry Trumpers on this blog are constitutional imbeciles:. ” Article one, section two of the Constitution of the United States declared that any person who was not free would be counted as three-fifths of a free individual for the purposes of determining congressional representation. The “Three-Fifths Clause” thus increased the political power of slaveholding states. It did not, however, make any attempt to ensure that the interests of slaves would be represented in the government.” When Black slaves counted only as 3/5ths of a vote to bed exercised by his/her plantation owner, it’s a completely unassailable fact that “the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents, as observed by Ambassador Greenfield. Yet the Trumpers twaddle about inanities that don’t answer the question posed.
Hey dumbass, take a deep breath and answer this, did not the 15th Amendment take care of the crap you mention? Why aren’t you celebrating that, hypocrite?
That is one of the most brainless comments ever from a politician and the competition was fierce. Her racist bigotry qualifies her for a dunce sap.
Her comments were neither brainless nor grounds for labeling her comment as racist bigotry. In fact, Ms. Thomas-Greenfield was entirely correct. See article 1, section 2 of the US Constitution, and my article above. You’re all pissants.
See the 15th Amendment to The Constitution and you will find the michaelmoore is the ONLY PISSANT here.
Never heard such racist BULLS€£T in my life being given such a job working to example us in the communist UN 😦👎🏻👎🏻🤯🥃
The dimocrat party is the most divisive force in America today! PERIOD.
Where does Biden find such clowns?
Well it shows that she never attended a class in American history while in school. The founding fathers originally abolished slavery in the Constitution but the Southern colonies a.k.a. Democrats, would not sign until it was removed. Ms. Thomas-Greenfield, before you make statements of that sort.
Not ‘weaved’. ‘woven’. Idiot.
Remove this fool. Where is the ‘racism’ in ‘all men are created equal and endowed by the creator’?? Excuse me, but I don’t see the word ‘white’. There’s more of a claim to sexism, but that was the language of the day. Besides, are you ASSUMING the gender of ‘men’? Haha
Another clown in Biden’s circus. An insult to Americans. A very shameful performance. We don’t need this moron teaching CRT to the world.
Welcome to the Obamanation 2. Bashing America, the country everyone wants to come to. If she hates America so much, what is she still doing here. MOVE!! And, move the UN to some other country. It’s time someone else footed the bill for that worthless organization.
There has been no slavery since 1865. No one alive was a slave or slave owner. Stop picking at the scab and the country will heal. Constantly causing riots and destruction will do nothing but promote division. Of course, Democrats thrive on division. That gives them something to offer – false promises to fix it, which they never keep. Democrats cause chaos. Without it, they have nothing to offer.
Of course it was. Back then there was only whites, reds, and blacks and the only ones matter was the whites. But times change as well as equality. That what’s make America great!
It doesn’t help that she can’t even speak English properly. The verb “to weave” is irregular – well, technically it’s what’s known as a “strong verb.” That means it changes the stem in the past tenses. The past tense of I weave, or he weaves, is I wove, or he wove. The past participle (which i believe she did not use in her address, but even the journalists got wrong) is woven. Her ideas are bloody ridiculous and she really can’t defend them. Until she learns to express her defense in the English language, the rest of the world, yes even the non English speaking world, will merely be embarrassed by her.
Thank you! Thank you! That was the first thing I noticed and guess that’s why it’s in quotes.
It is no wonder that USA has a bad reputation overseas – between CNN and these kind of high-place representatives of the country, we are indeed doomed.
Indefensible!
We certainly wouldn’t want anyone to tell the truth. Trump 30000 lies/fake facts in 4 years work so much better.
Looking forward to your count of Biden’s lies over the next 4 years. Add Harris’ lies if Biden doesn’t finish his 1st term.
Please list all 30,000 lies, either chronologically or alphabetically. Stop lying. Your comment is as worthless as those of Mad King Biden the Usurper and Divider, his cronies and the Democrat State Media.
Are you relying on all those smart people in the House such as Adam Schiff for your information? Or maybe it is CNN?
And Trump continues to live in the EMPTY SPACE between jimmy boy’s ears. WOW. Get with the program , jimmy boy. It’s 2021 and the prog/left/lib/dims have their boy in the White House and SHIT is UNRAVELING quickly. Keep your lying stats to yourself since the only lies people care about are the ones being told now and the propaganda press is not about to start a count on windblown joe.
You must have been hooked on CNN, MSNBC, and the like over the four years President Trump was in office. Maybe you followed Bancy Pelosi’s de pie fir discrediting an opposing candidate or politician in office. Nonetheless, start listing the lies and after each one state the truth (as you’ve been indoctrinated to believe). Disregard any obvious hyperbole, which is characteristic of our former president and completely harmless. Words like never, always are words everyone should avoid, but only a very few are that careful. Also, throw out any statements that contain errors that the Dems and RINOs in government admitted that they would purposely give Pres. Trump wrong information.
Seems you forgot that was the MEDIAS 30,000 lies and fake news(LIES)against RESIDENT Trump. Face facts Bozo!