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A symbiotic and evil relationship. But one that far predates

Posted on: August 29, 2025 at 12:46:37 CT
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the North American slave traders.

The slave trade just presented the African tribes an easy and profitable way to deal with enemies and dissenters.

If forced to choose one of the two I would go with #1. I think it is more evil to sell your own people into slavery than to trade other people into it. But marginally so.
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Serious question, who is worse: - hokie VT - 8/29 12:40:16
     Let's call it a push.........(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 8/29 14:15:31
     Had there been no market for those captives, they would have - BH O'bonga MU - 8/29 13:42:00
          Why would they have been captured and killed if not for - hokie VT - 8/29 14:06:54
               Only the young women and children would have value for the - BH O'bonga MU - 8/29 14:38:19
          not all of them - SwampTiger MU - 8/29 13:54:29
     both(nm) - tigerNkc KC - 8/29 13:07:24
     Probably #2, no good guys in your story(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 8/29 13:06:16
          I think I agree with you. The slave catchers in Africa were - hokie VT - 8/29 13:21:18
               Agreed. I also think it is unlikely they considered those - FIJItiger MU - 8/29 13:28:33
                    They probably viewed them as you view Trump supporters. - 90Tiger STL - 8/29 13:44:42
                         At least the slaves were useful contributors.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 8/29 14:48:51
                              ok jg (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 8/29 15:45:51
                         That's right. Master Fiji(nm) - Wildcat KSU - 8/29 14:31:05
     both are(nm) - meatiger MU - 8/29 13:01:17
     A symbiotic and evil relationship. But one that far predates - DHighlander NWMSU - 8/29 12:46:37
          It is interesting. I think, that the North American slave - hokie VT - 8/29 13:05:30
               Seems unfathomable a single person believes it to be - FIJItiger MU - 8/29 13:09:21
                    To be unfathomable to you, something needn't be very deep.nm - hokie VT - 8/29 13:25:10
          they wouldn't have viewed them as their own people - SwampTiger MU - 8/29 13:04:44
     Dems - 1, anyone else - both....nm - tigertix MU - 8/29 12:41:55




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