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by Frederik on May 15th, 2009

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If you would belong to an exclusive class who is allowed to keep slaves today of any kind, for which purpose could you imagine that slaves were useful to you and would make your life easier and more comfortable?Are slaves today still usefull and economic?

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  • by Daryl on August 31st, 2011

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    Slavery in America was becoming economically unsustainable toward the middle of the 19th century, due to advances in technology. It would have petered out on its own (but maybe not completely), if not for Lincoln (who was pretty indifferent to slaves -- his priority was to keep the country together).

    Making it illegal was the proper and moral thing to do, and we're a better country for the decision. But slavery was on the downturn anyway, because it was already becoming cheaper to buy & maintain machinery than to support a community of slaves.

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