The founding fathers from the north were not racist

The left is trying to insinuate that America is inherently racist. That we are systemically racist. And it begins with the founding fathers. And it includes the "good guys," the founding fathers who represented the north. 

They argue that the north was against counting slaves as people. The north wanted slaves to count as 3/5 of a person. While in the south they wanted slaves to count as 5/5 of a person. They say this was because the south considered slaves as people and the north did not. And therefore the north was racist. 

This is poppycock. The truth is that the south wanted slaves counted as 5/5 because they wanted more representatives. They figured this would give them more of a say in Congress And this would give them more power to spread slavery. 

The north wanted slaves to count as zero because they hated the institution of slavery. They figured they would have more representation. And they figured if slaves counted as zero this would give them more power over getting rid of the institution of slavery. 

They also claim that George Washington was a racist. Their proof of this is that he owned slaves. Yet they fail to note that Washington put in his will that his slaves would be freed upon his death. And he also supported the Northwest ordinance. 

What is the Northwest ordinance. It banned slavery. It made it so that any new state was not allowed to have slaves. The confederate slaves did the exact opposite. The confederate constitution had it so any new state had to allow for the institution of slavery. 

So, there are some facts for you. The north was not racist. America is not inherently racist. There is not systemic racism in America.

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