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That the issue of slavery has weak explanatory power for what is happening today.
by creato 1mo ago
That the issue of slavery has weak explanatory power for what is happening today.
- otterley 1mo agoI didn’t ask you. But since you chose to get involved: do you believe there is no lasting impact or consequences resulting from slavery in the USA?
- WalterBright 1mo agoPretty much everything that has happened in the past has consequences today. It's the butterfly effect. Slavery has existed as far back as history. The idea that people are created equal, and are equal under the law, is very, very new, and that idea has resulted in a great many positive things happening.
- anon84873628 29d agoYou should check out this podcast episode with two historians, tracing the influence of the Confederacy ideology all the way to the current Supreme Court: https://youtu.be/1i2VuPACBbU?si=8jv8XrRTLHJ9hHTu https://youtu.be/1i2VuPACBbU?si=8jv8XrRTLHJ9hHTu