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Originally Posted by AllCowsEatGrass
I stated that I thought American exceptionalism is a farce, and the fact that America was built on the exploitation of Native Americans, and then Africans.
You then misrepresented my statement, saying "America was not made rich on the backs of slaves" or something to that effect, but you're completely wrong.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-amer...s-cotton-king/
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/b...f-slavery.html
You also stated that Southern States economically lagged behind Northern states simply because of slavery, but that too is wrong.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/humaniti...-slavery-south
If you're not accepting of these facts, then we're just going to have to say we "agree to disagree", but I'm not in agreement or disagreement with you at all. You're just flat out wrong on the facts.
these are not facts that prove anything.
Article 1 talks about the value of slaves, yeah slaves are expensive whats the point
Article 2 is an opinion piece in the nyt with the opinion of 1 professor, the quote shows that theres alot of money in slavery but just asserts that slavery made USA powerful without any evidence
Article 3 seems to be good for my prespective? I don't see how that article shows the south benefited from slavery economically.
posting broad articles is also not debating in good faith, it forces me to read and interpret what argument you are making. why don't you argue against the points I'm making and cite specific passages to help your case
why are countries that practiced slavery worse off historically than those that didn't
why was the North far Richer than the south