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US Politics 19w

reallynow

 You shouldn’t be able to own people? 🤨 Simple as that. Slavery is literally one of the least defensible things both morally, ethically, and economically.
110 upvotes, 9 comments. Yik Yak image post by reallynow in US Politics. "You shouldn’t be able to own people? 🤨 Simple as that. Slavery is literally one of the least defensible things both morally, ethically, and economically."
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Anonymous 19w

Not to mention, slavery inherently could not exist without deep rooted racism. It wasn’t a matter of owning people, it was a matter of owning individuals that were viewed as less than human. Even cattle were treated better than slaves in America. That’s led to endless systemic issues like lack of proper medical research and care for black people, a higher likelihood to be incarcerated, etc.

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Anonymous 19w

What if everyone votes for it?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

Would you?

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Anonymous replying to -> reallynow 19w

I would not vote for it nor own a slave

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

immigration

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

They wouldn’t. Case closed

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 19w

It can exist without racism all it requires is a sense of superiority. Rome enslaved the Gauls, Jews, Persians etc. The Ottomans enslaved blacks polytheist, white Christians The concept of owning a slave is older than writing down how many slaves you own it existed before the concept of race

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 19w

Just because a majority believes something or votes for something, doesn’t make it a good idea or morally right

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Anonymous 19w

I’m talking specifically about American slavery, but instead of just insulting my take would you care to actually explain what’s wrong with it?

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 19w

Enslaved people are never let free by their oppressors, they have to fight for it, and that was the case in America, the majority of white people fought for slavery whereas abolitionists and black slaves fought against it

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 19w

That is all true, but what does that have to do with my comment? I never argued against that. If anything, I argued for it by bringing up continuous systemic racism and oppression

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 19w

Stfu if the majority of white ppl fought for slavery we'd still have it

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