Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.ml to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoKids' Cartoon From Conservative University Claims That Slavery Was 'No Big Deal'www.comicsands.comexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down130
arrow-up1658arrow-down1external-linkKids' Cartoon From Conservative University Claims That Slavery Was 'No Big Deal'www.comicsands.comWhiskey Pickle@lemmy.ml to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squareAlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoNo lol there were abolitionists before Columbus’s voyage. People have always been capable of grasping how evil it is. They intentionally chose to ignore that aspect of their perception to maximize their profits.
minus-squarediprount_tomato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWell, didn’t the clergy with a medieval mindset actually fight for natives’ rights? Think of Bartolomé de las Casas
No lol there were abolitionists before Columbus’s voyage. People have always been capable of grasping how evil it is. They intentionally chose to ignore that aspect of their perception to maximize their profits.
Well, didn’t the clergy with a medieval mindset actually fight for natives’ rights? Think of Bartolomé de las Casas