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[–] LurkedForever 2 points 2 points (+4|-2) ago 

Amen, brother.

Slavery is wrong, full stop. However, the west african slaves would not have been roaming free and happy like in "Things fall apart", they were slaves: Conquered by fellow africans. Slaves were sold to other tribes, the Americas or Arabia. The Arabs castrated their male slaves and are generally thought to have treated them much worse. The slaves that survived the journey to the Americas had longer life expectancy, and were able to avail themselves of a wide variety of modern comforts. Now the progeny of the slaves in the US have the highest income of any group of the african diaspora in the entire world. A poor black on welfare leads a more comfortable life and has more access to goods, services and medical care than most upper middle class africans. This is not to excuse slavery, but if you had to be a slave, America was the best place to be both then and for your progeny. Also, (as I'm sure you'd agree) slavery is such a bullshit excuse as it ended 150 years ago.

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[–] auto_turret 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Nothing wrong with putting a nigger to good use. But, send them back and put them to work in Apefrica instead.

Slavery under us would improve their condition.

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[–] Niggardly_Jew 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Slavery is wrong, full stop.

Wrong, full stop.

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[–] LurkedForever 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Slavery continues to this day in africa and the arabian peninsula. The natives there agree with you.

If you would be kind enough to indulge my curiosity, under what circumstances and to what populations do you think slavery is appropriate?

Would you endorse thralls, chattel slavery or indentured servitude? Or all three depending on the situation? Should a slave hold any rights, such as proposed in Deuteronomy, or none at all? Should the child of a slave also be considered property, or would that depend on other various circumstances?

Honest curiosity, no judgment.