• Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    There’s lots of countries that ended slavery without a war. Some via external diplomatic pressure, some via internal societal pressure.

    As far as I understand it (I’m not a historian or American) the confederacy being economically weaker than the union was a significant factor in the civil war.

    • LurkingLuddite@piefed.social
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      2 hours ago

      You’re right, but that just shows how shitty the US, and humanity as a whole, still is.

      People wanting to be lazy fucks exploiting others is older than history.

      That doesn’t magically make slavery unprofitable: It’s VERY profitable to the douchebags exploiting it! Zero labor for profit? Are you insane?!

      The selling point from a mindless shitstain perspective is obvious.