# Jews and the slave trade

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 11, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649 "2009-07-11T04:46:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649/61 "2009-07-14T20:34:27Z")

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So I shouldn’t answer him, **Tom**?

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649/62 "2009-07-14T20:38:57Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> So I shouldn’t answer him, **Tom**?

Not in this thread. You can open a new thread if you wish, then post here with a link.

(You could also look over his posts in a few Conspiracy threads to see whether it is worth your effort.)

[/Modding]

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649/63 "2009-07-14T20:50:33Z")

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> [@tomndebb](#):
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> Not in this thread. You can open a new thread if you wish, then post here with a link.
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> (You could also look over his posts in a few Conspiracy threads to see whether it is worth your effort.)
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> [/Modding]

Earlier in the thread you were talking about “leaving the commentary out of it” - do try and be consistent!

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649/64 "2009-07-14T21:08:10Z")

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> [@ivan\_astikov](#):
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> Earlier in the thread you were talking about “leaving the commentary out of it” - do try and be consistent!

I was not using commentary to weight an argument in this thread with _ad hominem_. I was suggesting an action that would permit another poster to gain information to help decide a course of action.

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649/65 "2009-07-15T08:34:08Z")

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> [@tomndebb](#):
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> I was not using commentary to weight an argument in this thread with _ad hominem_. I was suggesting an action that would permit another poster to gain information to help decide a course of action.

:dubious: So, there’s nothing weighted in the words “Conspiracy threads” and “worth your effort”? Okay, that’s fair enough, Tom.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-the-slave-trade/502649/66 "2009-07-15T10:25:59Z")

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“Conspiracy threads” is descriptive, nothing more.

“Worth your effort” simply indicates that an evaluation is recommended. The evaluation might very well come back “yes,” and I actually don’t know how Alessan’s evaluation would come back.

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