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[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't know about you but I think the people who argued in favour of abolishing slavery were not historically ridiculed as far as I've ever heard.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can't say for sure about that, since we weren't there, but we are here now, and you can bet humanitarian and progressive voices are ridiculed today.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I can say for certain that they were, having read a book besides Harry Potter.

Shit, some American pre-Civil War slaver beat an abolitionist to death in Congress and got cheered for it in the South.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Here in the US we had a little scuffle based largely around slavery and those who wanted to abolish it were gunned down by the hundreds of thousands.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It took a while to get to that stage though.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you happen to remember who won that particular scuffle? And who had an enormous statue erected in memorial and is the most popular presidents in history? And whether slavery is in fact still legal or not?

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, yes, and yes!