13 Mar 2024 8:25 am
Vegas » 12 Mar 2024, 8:03 pm » wrote: ↑ The hypocrisy was known among the founders. They skirted around the slavery vs 'equality for all' issue. They thought that slavery would eventually die out because the slave trade closed at the time. So, they didn't address it. They figured in 20 years it would be obsolete. Obviously they were wrong.
not only did most of them avoid the issue, most of them even partook in the institution. I would not even pearl clutch over slavery itself...I think the slaves here were treated fairly well and I do think most black people tend to be worse off when they are 'free'. Many black people themselves said their life was better as slaves after they were freed (you can read the interviews of former slaves on the .gov website to confirm that)...but what does bother me is the hypocrisy and dishonesty..this country pretended it was appealing to universal values when clearly it was not.
probably the most fatal contradiction in our form of government is that the country promoted democracy which politicizes the masses while also making them more tribal (north vs south voting block caused the civil war)...but simultaneously attempting to promote 'liberalism' which attempts to inspire individualism and individuals competing against individuals. The fact people are constantly pulled in 2 directions between democracy and liberalism is probably the main source of all of our problems.