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>The resources needed for industrialism were dug up by slaves. Not true, Britain had no slaves and it industrialized just fine. You have to feed,house and clot
by ManFromUranus 8y ago
>The resources needed for industrialism were dug up by slaves.
Not true, Britain had no slaves and it industrialized just fine. You have to feed,house and clothe slaves while "Free" people cost you nothing at all except the cost of labor. Room and board is a greater cost than just an hourly rate. Slavery inhibits industrialization, not enables it.
- contoraria 8y agoThe term wage-slave doesn't appear to be in your lexicon. Child labor, too. Never mind slavery was officially abolished only half a century after the industrial evolution had started, which didn't even count for e.g. India. Never mind they owned India. I am sure the Irish will have a thing or two to say about the matter, anyway.