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But that suffering wasn't increased by paying off the former slave owners. If anything, it may have reduced it by making it politically feasible to end slavery

But that suffering wasn't increased by paying off the former slave owners. If anything, it may have reduced it by making it politically feasible to end slavery earlier.

kristopolous 5y ago
Have any evidence? For example, a parliamentary compromise where such a trade-off is documented or something like that
- fastball 5y ago
  Do you?
  - kristopolous 5y ago
    Of what? I'm not making any claims. We've got the internet at our fingertips. I'd hope progressing beyond speculation would be valued
    - fastball 5y ago
      The entire thread is speculation, doesn't seem very useful to ask one side for evidence without asking the other. If all you care about is people evidencing their claims, you probably should've asked at the first assertion, not the 2nd/3rd.
      - kristopolous 5y ago
        This was the one I was most interested in learning more about. I'm not part of this debate. I'm just curious