>The pro- slavery rigid society that somehow values individual liberty? Would anyone be able to explain how that works? This was apparently a really important

>The pro- slavery rigid society that somehow values individual liberty? Would anyone be able to explain how that works? This was apparently a really important question amoung European liberal democrats (which is a broad group ranging from constitutional monarchists all the way to social democrats) in the 19th century. Many of the more conservative liberals were really worried about balancing equality and order in a way where the state still made sensible decisions. I guess, pre-civil war America makes an interesting case study comparing North and South. I listened to a BBC history podcast discussing this question with some depth, maybe you can find it useful as well [0]. [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09vyw0x https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09vyw0x