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This seems like a twisted sickened version of American exceptionalism to position American slavery as exceptional worse than all other slavery, to maintain a mo
by legostormtroopr 5y ago
This seems like a twisted sickened version of American exceptionalism to position American slavery as exceptional worse than all other slavery, to maintain a monopoly on injustice.
It would be abhorrent to imply that American slaves were privileged because they had enough stability to become married or have children, in contrast to victims of Siberian gulags or Roman slaves worked to death in mines.
Like all of history, some people may have had better conditions than others, but on the whole anyone who could be classified as a “slave” throughout history suffered atrocities.
Slavery in all forms is violation of human rights, regardless of how history views it.
- jrm4 5y agoClearly I have triggered you. I mean hey, look -- the history's there and I appreciate the discussions people are having. But what I've said about American Slavery is at least arguably true; and the fragility you're showing is a prime example of exactly why we need to get it right.