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gafemaqs posted...

scorpion41 posted...

Not all practioners of slavery were evil people.

Perhaps not.

But owning slaves is an inherently evil thing to do. So how do you reason that.

Owning slaves was a major part of the economy on every continent, and people at the time (at least up until the abolitionist movement) did not view it as "evil." And that includes the black landowners who also owned slaves. The idea of personal liberty is a relatively modern one, and the majority of people who have ever existed on this planet did not share those values.

So the reasoning is that you're falling guilty to the fallacy of presentism. You're imposing 21st century social norms and values on a time period where those are inappropriate.
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