Re:America’s Shameful Human Rights Record (2012)
by gohrt on Monday June 24, 2013 @12:02PM
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1. 30 years as basically 0 on a historical time scale. In the 19th Century, Sending a letter from Europe to the US took weeks.
2. The US is comprised many states, and Federal power was weaker than. Some states banned slavery earlier.
3. Slavery was hugely economically impactful in North America. Once USA left the British Empire, slavery became less relevant, and pushing for worldwide abolishing of slavery may even have been economically strategic against USA competition.
2. The US is comprised many states, and Federal power was weaker than. Some states banned slavery earlier.
3. Slavery was hugely economically impactful in North America. Once USA left the British Empire, slavery became less relevant, and pushing for worldwide abolishing of slavery may even have been economically strategic against USA competition.