• tomi000
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    1 year ago

    Exactly! My ancestors didnt pay for slavery, they just wanted cotton. Everyone need cotton, right? I mean they wouldve harvested the cotton themselves, but it was way cheaper from neighboring farmers for whatever reason. That didnt concern them though, they had enough prpblems!

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      1 year ago

      “slaves are the same as animals” famously an argument made by good people whos opinions we should listen too

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        1 year ago

        Good point, but I never said they were the same, nor did I compare them. I just made an argument about passive involvement in unethical doings which some regard as normal.