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I Do Not Understand Racist People

if your being tortured would you really be thinking about what race they are? there are billions of evil people in the world and some of them become leaders. some become famous leaders. i dont think it would make a difference if hitler was Asian. many people from many parts of the world have caused more pain and death than that guy. the trans Atlantic slave trade was around for like 2000 years. race didnt matter, your just on the loosing end of the spear. this is how nations were built in ancient times. it was just a way of life.

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Mamapolo2016 · F

Greece was probably one of the first societies dependent on slavery. Historians say 1/3 to 1/2 of the population was slaves. That was about 500 to 300 BC. So for roughly 2500 years, +/-, slavery has been a 'legitimate' method of managing a work force.

That does not mean every day any slave was exploited, abused, and mistreated was not inhumane and degrading - both to the slave and the person who found it acceptable to 'own' another human being.

Mauritania in Africa did not outlaw slavery until 1981, but human rights activists estimate about 20% of the population is still enslaved although they don't publicly call it that.

CleverFunnyNameGoesHere · F

@Mamapolo2016 Holy heck, I didn't realize the number was so high. Isn't Mauritania also where they think (culturally) that obesity is beautiful and girls are made to consume high quantities of fats to make them overweight so that they can marry rich?

Mamapolo2016 · F

@CleverFunnyNameGoesHere I don't know about that. Could be.