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"It's about history" (lemmy.nz)
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[-] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 51 points 10 months ago

Political issue: "We want to keep slavery legal"

Economic issue: "If we abolish slavery, the economy will suffer"

Social issue: "We're racist"

[-] Eq0@literature.cafe 13 points 10 months ago

How a small thing just ripples through! The economical reason was probably a driving force in maintaining the other two issues alive…

[-] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yep, can't get more cut and dry than that.

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