Freedom, equality, and fraternity are the core values of religious civilization. However, as the inheritors of the ** religious civilization, the Dutch promoted the development of slavery in overseas colonization, in stark contrast to their own values. This article will trace the history of the Netherlands, revealing the contradictions and hypocrisies in its transition from its initial anti-slavery views to its later promoters of slavery.
The Dutch tradition of freedom and reverence for the Badawi people.
In the mid-16th century, the Dutch managed to break free from the oppression of the feudal aristocracy and ushered in an era of political freedom. The Dutch people have a long-standing thirst for freedom, and they pass on the legend of fighting against Roman rule against the Badawi as their brave, moral, freedom-loving ancestors. However, this liberal tradition stands in stark contrast to the later push for slavery overseas.
The Dutch named Batavia with the opposite image of Spain.
The Dutch East India Company named the overseas administrative headquarters and the capital of the empire Batavia and revered the Batawi people as ancestors. This is not a coincidence, but a re-emphasis on the symbol of rebellion against Roman rule and the struggle for freedom. At the same time, the Dutch portrayed the Spaniards as brutal in the conquest of the Americas through the "Black Legend", emphasizing that the Netherlands was the center of morality and culture, in contrast to Spain.
Calvinist propaganda and moral condemnation of Spain.
Under the vigorous propaganda of the Calvinists, the Dutch viewed Spain as a politico-religious enemy, and the negative image of it was widely disseminated. This anti-Spanish atmosphere made the Netherlands a representative of freedom and equality, in which any form of oppression and inequality was not allowed. However, this moral high ground was paradoxical with the later push for slavery.
The initial resistance of the Dutch to slavery.
In the early days, the Dutch showed a clear resistance to slavery. In 1596, a cargo ship carrying 130 black slaves landed in the Netherlands, and after heated discussions, the slaves were freed. However, over time, the Dutch attitude towards slavery changed.
The gradual development of slavery in the Netherlands and the contradictory reality.
With the establishment of Dutch dominance in the world, slavery gradually became an established practice. Although some decrees prohibited the importation of slaves into the Republic, in practice the Dutch resistance to slavery gradually waned. The prohibition of slavery was bypassed, and slavery became a means of obtaining money for the Dutch.
* Apostolic hypocrisy and the push for slavery.
Although the Dutch emphasized opposition to slavery in the early days, as the Dutch prospered, money became a real goal for the Dutch. The promoters of slavery showed the hypocrisy and pursuit of money by bypassing the edict and selling slaves to British ships. The liberal traditions and religious values of the Dutch became hypocritical in the face of slavery.
Conclusion. Although the Dutch, as the inheritors of the ** religious civilization, showed their early pursuit of freedom and resistance to slavery, over time, their pursuit of money made slavery a means for them. The Dutch ideals of freedom, equality, and fraternity became hypocritical in the face of slavery and became a contradictory mystery in history.
This article profoundly explores the contradiction between the values of civilization taught by the Dutch and slavery, revealing their complex relationship between the ideals of freedom, equality, fraternity and slavery. The author traces the historical background to the liberal tradition of the Dutch after they gained political freedom in the mid-16th century, as well as the reverence for the Badawi people, which led to the prevalence of anti-Spanish sentiment in the Netherlands, shaping it as a center of freedom and culture.
It is noteworthy that the article discusses the early Dutch resistance to slavery, emphasizing that 130 black slaves were finally freed after a cargo ship landed in the Netherlands. Over time, however, the article points to a gradual change in Dutch attitudes towards slavery, which makes the reader think about how the Dutch gradually evolved from initial resistance to promoters of slavery.
The essay succeeded in revealing the moral condemnation of Spain by the Dutch, portraying the Spaniards as brutal in the conquest of the Americas through the "Black Legend" to emphasize the noble character of the Netherlands. However, this noble character was contradictory in the later promotion of slavery, which made the Dutch tradition of freedom and religious values hypocritical in the face of slavery.
The article served as a good foreshadowing for Calvinist propaganda, emphasizing the Dutchman's quest for freedom and equality. However, when money became the real goal of the Dutch, slavery became their means of acquiring wealth. This transformation reveals the complexity of human nature, and makes the contradiction between the historical **religious civilization and slavery more complicated.
Overall, this article successfully presents the complex dilemma they faced between religious civilization and slavery by digging deep into the evolution of perceptions and behavioural shifts of the Dutch throughout history. The Dutch ideals of freedom, equality, and fraternity became hypocritical in the impetus of slavery and became a thought-provoking historical puzzle.
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