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-Horatio_Alger_Jr- t1_irxuqqz wrote

Reply to comment by outb0undflight in What's your opinion on renaming Plantation Street because it's racist? by [deleted]

>Even if a specific plantation owner didn't own slaves and used entirely paid labor (which is a massive if) they were all part of a system that relied on slavery for sustainability.

Do you understand what you are saying right now?

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outb0undflight t1_irxwtpm wrote

Yes that people who did not own slaves could still take part in a system that relies on slavery. This isn't some fucking galaxy brain take. The point is that you can't "Not All Plantation Owners!" away the fact that in America the word is inextricably linked with the Atlantic Slave Trade.

This is all entirely seperate from the fact that Quinsigamond Village and Quinsigamond Plantation are basically the same thing. QP was more like a homestead than a plantation in the traditional sense. So people getting bent out of shape about the fucking plantation part are ONLY getting pissy because of the race/slavery aspect.

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-Horatio_Alger_Jr- t1_irxz8sm wrote

>Yes that people who did not own slaves could still take part in a system that relies on slavery. This isn't some fucking galaxy brain take.

You do realize there are more slaves today than in the history of the US. You buying goods that are globally sourced today is contributing more to slave labor than the colonists ever have.

You are using more slave labor because of your nikes, iPhone, and solar panels than were ever used on plantations.

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