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and what is/was wrong with slavery, after all every one was doing it and probably slaves on plantations had better living conditions than the people they came f

by SeanDav 14y ago

and what is/was wrong with slavery, after all every one was doing it and probably slaves on plantations had better living conditions than the people they came from living in the bush... Don't blame the poor plantation owners, they are just doing the same thing as all the others.... Sheesh, until now I never realized it was possible to have your head so far up your ass it ended up buried in the sand...

prodigal_erik 14y ago
The fix for slavery was to ban it across the country. Individual plantation owners couldn't voluntarily give it up if it made them uncompetitive against those who didn't.
error54 14y ago
> and what is/was wrong with slavery Seriously?
- SeanDav 14y ago
  Wow, some people REALLY don't get irony. My whole post was aimed at the parent post by emphasizing the ridiculousness of his argument by use of irony/sarcasm. From the wikipedia definition of irony: "Ironic statements (verbal irony)[2] are statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning."
  - error54 14y ago
    Unfortunately, the world is still in such a sad state that your above comment could absolutely be construed as your own personal beliefs which is why I asked if you were serious lest I overreact and turn what would be an otherwise lively debate into uncouth name calling. But thank you for the definition of the word irony. I wish you a good day.
    - SeanDav 14y ago
      Sorry about my somewhat harsh reply. I come from the UK where irony/sarcasm use is far more common than it appears to be by our cousins in USA. I sometimes forget this and really should use more neutral arguments!
      - d0mine 14y ago
        sarcasm requires an explicit markup on the internet.
      - error54 14y ago
        No worries my friend. I know it's often difficult to convey tone over the web so big up to you for apologizing. Honestly, it's standup people like you that keep me coming back to HN for news and good debate rather than some of the other sites out there. Cheers SeanDav.
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by SeanDav 14y ago

prodigal_erik 14y ago

The fix for slavery was to ban it across the country. Individual plantation owners couldn't voluntarily give it up if it made them uncompetitive against those who didn't.

error54 14y ago

> and what is/was wrong with slavery Seriously?

SeanDav 14y ago
Wow, some people REALLY don't get irony. My whole post was aimed at the parent post by emphasizing the ridiculousness of his argument by use of irony/sarcasm. From the wikipedia definition of irony: "Ironic statements (verbal irony)[2] are statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning."
- error54 14y ago
  Unfortunately, the world is still in such a sad state that your above comment could absolutely be construed as your own personal beliefs which is why I asked if you were serious lest I overreact and turn what would be an otherwise lively debate into uncouth name calling. But thank you for the definition of the word irony. I wish you a good day.
  - SeanDav 14y ago
    Sorry about my somewhat harsh reply. I come from the UK where irony/sarcasm use is far more common than it appears to be by our cousins in USA. I sometimes forget this and really should use more neutral arguments!
    - d0mine 14y ago
      sarcasm requires an explicit markup on the internet.
    - error54 14y ago
      No worries my friend. I know it's often difficult to convey tone over the web so big up to you for apologizing. Honestly, it's standup people like you that keep me coming back to HN for news and good debate rather than some of the other sites out there. Cheers SeanDav.

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