Stefan MolyneuxVerified account

For that matter, the antebellum American South was much less prosperous than the North. And the North was a powerhouse of capitalism. Almost as if freedom & financial incentive encourage hard, smart work or something.

True! Millions of Ukrainians were enslaved and carried away, and the Eastern reaches of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was depopulated during the Turkish wars.

Vikings were enjoying slave trade and had lots of them, until those bloody Christians came and ruined everything :P

People forget but when the Arabic nations took African slaves they gelded them...

They were rich.

Bravo

Well... you may want to skip Dubai on your next trip.

It repackaged itself as RoL to survive post-Enlightenment era. It's idea is to let western militaries & corporations wreak socio-economic havoc in 3rd world countries so that it can come as saviours by opening school & hospitals - with funds received by the same corporations.

Right on Stefan, you are the best.

Did you know the British slave owners, normally Barron's , Lord's etc built their Stately Homes and castles from the sweat of slaves in America,but not just America. When the Slavery Acts were enforced by Parliament,the slaveowners we're compensated by the taxpayer £billions.