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Originally posted by Troubleshooter
During its time, slavery was a vital component of southern prosperity, but even had things turned out other than they did, slavery would have gone away in time. Industrial innovation would have done slavery a staggering blow eventually.
Slavery is something of a cultural commonality. Not universal, but pretty damn close.
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Are you saying that slavery (and exploitation) are automatically abolished by mechanization? Look at the illegal and legal immigrants in this country, not to mention prison labor.
Better tools do not always make free men.
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