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I always thought it was called "learning" and that people enjoyed it (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Like, why wouldn't people be interested in knowing that the African slave trade of the colonial period actually started with Jewish kids, but they all died in the African climate of Sao Tome, so the Portuguese started buying slaves from the Congolese, which they captured from neighboring tribes, to work the fields??

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[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

omg, i would love it! someone that actually has something to say 😮🥳