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Re:What Is a Jeffersonian Dinner Party? by jfim on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:48PM (#37407687)
Is it possible that despite slavery being unpalatable to today's norms, the idea of having a dinner structured around intellectual debate is one worth considering?
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Re:What Is a Jeffersonian Dinner Party? by kevinmchugh on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @02:31PM (#37409136)
We should downgrade our expectations of the usefulness of this debate since the champion for the intellectual debate couldn't be talked out of the evil he was perpetrating. Slavery was unpalatable to a lot of people Jefferson knew, like James Hemings.
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Re:What Is a Jeffersonian Dinner Party? by Alupis on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @03:52PM (#37410345)
You should spend a few minutes and educate yourself on TJ and his views of slavery.
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