Dot.@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMany wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery.theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down18
arrow-up1305arrow-down1external-linkMany wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery.theconversation.comDot.@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·2 months agoThe US routinely tortures and starves prisoners. I don’t see how keeping someone in solitary confinement for years (sometimes decades) isn’t as bad as slavery 200 years ago.
The US routinely tortures and starves prisoners. I don’t see how keeping someone in solitary confinement for years (sometimes decades) isn’t as bad as slavery 200 years ago.