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> by the same intellectual framework that allowed them to dominate the rest of the world People consisted other nations and ethnicities subhuman as long as the
by golergka 3y ago
> by the same intellectual framework that allowed them to dominate the rest of the world
People consisted other nations and ethnicities subhuman as long as they existed. Europe was, AFAIK, the first place on Earth that (1) considered subjugated people equal before the law (if they converted), (2) banned slavery and (3) imposed slavery ban on other nations.
- triceratops 3y ago> considered subjugated people equal before the law (if they converted) The Mongols and the ancient Persians didn't even make anyone convert. > banned slavery If you don't count all the colonies... > imposed slavery ban on other nations It is a very admirable thing to do, but who else could do it? They had the most powerful militaries in that era.
- golergka 3y ago> If you don't count all the colonies... Colonies are exactly what I'm talking about. > It is a very admirable thing to do, but who else could do it? They had the most powerful militaries in that era. Nobody else even wanted to.
- triceratops 3y ago> Colonies are exactly what I'm talking about. Tell me more about how slavery was outlawed in Haiti - especially during the French Revolution with its "liberté, égalité, fraternité". Tell me about Belgian Congo. Tell me about the close relative of slavery, indentured servitude, in the British Empire.