slavery

[Max Sawicky]

> history, an idea very controversial in and of itself.  They 
> argued that slavery was profitable and hence would not have 
> quietly died out on its own as all kinds of southern 
> historians had argued.  Hence, the Civil War was necessary 
> to eliminate slavery, or at least during any remotely 
> reasonable time period.

This could be incorrect, but I don't see why it should
offend anyone.  That profitability in this context
implicitly conveys normative approval is a non sequitur.

MBS
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