Addio zio Tom Page #3

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We can't accept that. Stop playing

with your millionaire's toys,

and pay us the damages you owe us.

Where are you going, white man,

with your billionaire's toy?

What are you running away from,

your past?

What did you do,

that was so bad?

Why do your

black brothers hate you so?

It's useless to run away,

because the past is not behind us,

as Abernathy believes,

but ahead, traveling toward the stars,

just like Einstein said.

And the faster

you run, the faster you'll get there.''

GOODBYE UNCLE TOM

- Is this a bad time?

- No, please, come in.

- Who are these people?

- They are Europeans.

To be exact, they're Italians,

Italian journalists.

They've come here to the south

to conduct an inquiry, right?

In inquiry on slavery.

They seem to be quite shocked.

- What is their religion?

- Catholic, I think.

- You're Catholic, aren't you?

- Roman Catholic Apostolic.

They shouldn't be so shocked, then.

After all, the Pope, who is usually

so generous with his excommunications,

has never excommunicated

a merchant of black meat.

Unless he eats it on Fridays.

- Why are they here, then?

- I think they're slaves, too.

You know Catholics. They're slaves

of the fascination of sin.

Or they simply want to protest.

What are we going to do about it?

These Europeans, after the French

Revolution, do nothing but protest.

Please, times have changed:

Rousseau, Diderot, Voltaire...

This is rich, Catholics who read

books written by the devil.

What would His Holiness say?

Please! These gentlemen are my guests.

And following the example

of other friends of mine,

have given them

free access to the entire house.

This way they'll see who

the real slaves and masters are.

No, Senator, please.

No chicken bones.

They're very dangerous to puppies.

I had to take two of them to the vet.

It's so annoying.

Well, since each one of you

is a famous person,

your frank and authoritative statements

on the subject of slavery

should be very useful to these

gentlemen.

I agree,

and I'll be the first.

It's absolutely true that slavery

cannot be hidden,

just like a volcano's

eruption or a cancerous affliction

that erodes a man's face.

I, for one, have freed my slaves,

but I did so only because they were

stupid, smelly, sad and boring.

I am an aristocrat, and I believe

in freedom, but not in equality.

This is my statement.

Signed,John Randolph of Roanoke.

I'm John Pithiou,

and I think that slavery

is the natural condition of the poor,

whether white or black.

In fact, I consider it ideal,

because it's synonymous with a full

belly, a guaranteed dwelling,

medical help and security in old age,

whereas for us it's a status symbol.

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