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Re:Pope Francis and Other Christian Leaders Are Calling for ... by FredPret on Saturday September 25, 2021 @09:44AM (#28653146)
Some say that’s why slavery ended: steam power was cheaper
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Re:Pope Francis and Other Christian Leaders Are Calling for ... by BurningFrog on Saturday September 25, 2021 @10:05AM (#28653323)
Some say it ended because Britain got industrialized, became substantially richer, and could afford to have and enforce morals in this field.
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Re:Pope Francis and Other Christian Leaders Are Calling for ... by perfunctory on Saturday September 25, 2021 @10:01AM (#28653297)
Oh yeah, I remember those steam powered humanoids picking cotton in the fields.
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Re:Pope Francis and Other Christian Leaders Are Calling for ... by FredPret on Saturday September 25, 2021 @10:13AM (#28653383)
Way to prove my point. Cotton-rich areas tried to hold on to slavery.

Areas with steam-friendly industries (Britain, Northeast USA) converted to steam and got rid of slavery.

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