I bet the whole slavery narrative has been cherry picked to promote the most vile to stirr up impulsive emotional reaction. Who knows, most people back then probably weren't evil abusive "slave owners"?
Meanwhile most of people today are actually financially enslaved by the system. I remember a time when stores were closed on Sundays, mail wasnt delivered on weekends, etc... Now it's go, go, go... Amazon workers around the clock and deliver 7 days a week. People work multiple jobs just to make ends-meet. Our great economy has devolved into absolute servitude. Not long ago a family could be sustained under the workin man, pay for house, car, etc...
Not what I was saying at all. What I was saying was they should be able to stay home to raise their kids and run households, farms etc should they want to
One of the more ugly lies with slavery is when they conflate slavery with indentured servitude. I'm not saying either was good or even acceptable, but the distinction is important.
It would be the height of naivete to assume their wasn't abuse, but to conflate the two for the sake of winning an argument is just heinous
Think of modern day corporatism, brown-nosery ass kissing, knee pads and the like... Bend over to advance. It's all bs power grab, submit or be replaced
I agree. I don't think slavery was that bad. In fact, I would like to invite you to be my slave. I am a very kind and gentle slave master. I will offer you meaningful work and sufficient food and shelter. Your wife and children will be pleased to serve me.
***Hmmm...why the downvotes? I guess some people really believe all the overstated anti-slavery propaganda.
/ ultra The concept of owning another person as your property is not morally right by any measure. The first part of your statement is more of a bartering system than a gentle slave master. Ignoring today's slavery is bad too. There is a big difference in working for a specified period of time to pay off a particular amount of money with the option of moving on to make your own way in the world. VS Property... being bought from someone and not paid for your work and not being able to leave anytime you want to be free to make your own way in the world
Weren't they granted freedom after a certain time of working? How's that any different than current, work 40+ years, then hopefully retire comfortably?
White folks were. Indentured servitude was significantly different from slavery. In fact, traditionally, indentured servitude often only lasted for seven years.
Once again, however, if you find slavery to be indistinguishable from your own life, I will be your master and you will come and work for me on my land. Your wife and children are my property, as well, of course, and I will determine what possessions you have. However, I will feed you enough to live on and I will never beat you unless you try to leave my property without my say so.
Quite frankly.
I don't trust anything about history anymore. Who knows what they have altered and left out.
I bet the whole slavery narrative has been cherry picked to promote the most vile to stirr up impulsive emotional reaction. Who knows, most people back then probably weren't evil abusive "slave owners"?
Meanwhile most of people today are actually financially enslaved by the system. I remember a time when stores were closed on Sundays, mail wasnt delivered on weekends, etc... Now it's go, go, go... Amazon workers around the clock and deliver 7 days a week. People work multiple jobs just to make ends-meet. Our great economy has devolved into absolute servitude. Not long ago a family could be sustained under the workin man, pay for house, car, etc...
And real women stayed home to raise kids and run household with husbands income alone
Not what I was saying at all. What I was saying was they should be able to stay home to raise their kids and run households, farms etc should they want to
One of the more ugly lies with slavery is when they conflate slavery with indentured servitude. I'm not saying either was good or even acceptable, but the distinction is important.
It would be the height of naivete to assume their wasn't abuse, but to conflate the two for the sake of winning an argument is just heinous
Think of modern day corporatism, brown-nosery ass kissing, knee pads and the like... Bend over to advance. It's all bs power grab, submit or be replaced
I agree. I don't think slavery was that bad. In fact, I would like to invite you to be my slave. I am a very kind and gentle slave master. I will offer you meaningful work and sufficient food and shelter. Your wife and children will be pleased to serve me.
***Hmmm...why the downvotes? I guess some people really believe all the overstated anti-slavery propaganda.
/ ultra The concept of owning another person as your property is not morally right by any measure. The first part of your statement is more of a bartering system than a gentle slave master. Ignoring today's slavery is bad too. There is a big difference in working for a specified period of time to pay off a particular amount of money with the option of moving on to make your own way in the world. VS Property... being bought from someone and not paid for your work and not being able to leave anytime you want to be free to make your own way in the world
Weren't they granted freedom after a certain time of working? How's that any different than current, work 40+ years, then hopefully retire comfortably?
That was the indentured servant which was to pay iff a debt and only worked when the masters were honest and just
White folks were. Indentured servitude was significantly different from slavery. In fact, traditionally, indentured servitude often only lasted for seven years.
Once again, however, if you find slavery to be indistinguishable from your own life, I will be your master and you will come and work for me on my land. Your wife and children are my property, as well, of course, and I will determine what possessions you have. However, I will feed you enough to live on and I will never beat you unless you try to leave my property without my say so.
You would be shocked, quite frankly...especially about WWII.
yup especially when you find out they invented the leter J in the 1500s i think
^^^This anon is awake.
thanks for noticing ;0