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Originally Posted by garysher  No - Not in the US.
It sounds like you are an apologist for slavery! | Why? Because I stated facts? No, I am not an apologist for slavery. Quote: |
Explain why a man who advocates freedom whilst owning slaves is NOT a hypocrite.
| Slavery was a common practice. Slavery wasn't something they wanted, it was a necessity. Quote: |
And you need to come up with something better than saying it was "the accepted view of their day".
| The facts make it sufficient, mainly because it was the accepted view. Just as before 1919, women were to be seen, not heard. It was the "accepted view" of that day...until it changed.
If you want to talk hypocrites, you need to bring up the Northerners. They also held slaves. Do you also think it was hypocritical of them to declare war on the South about slavery when they, too, held slaves? This is where it gets confusing, because slavery was not the main reason for the war between the States.
Last edited by Observer; 12-08-2007 at 03:58 AM.
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