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Re:A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industri... by rayiner on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:37PM (#34422777)
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Re:A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industri... by whatshisface on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @10:16PM (#34423028)
Slavery didn't really end, the same people worked on the same plantations... honestly, you wonder why they even starting a civil war over it.
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Re:A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industri... by viburnum on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:22AM (#34428739)
The article was about Britain. As a matter of historical fact there's a link between the slave trade and industrial development in Britain. Maybe you're trying to defend capitalism or whatever with your hypothetical counterfactuals but that's what actually happened.
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