It’s true that formerly slave-owning countries like the US are very rich compared to the rest of the world, but to argue that slavery *caused* Western wealth you gotta believe my theory that Robert E Lee secretly smuggled vast amounts of ill-gotten cotton to Sweden.
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Lee: “If other countries that used lots of slaves, like Saudi Arabia, also end up rich, it’ll blow our cover!” J.E.B. Stuart: “Not to worry. I’m gonna hide an absolute fuckload of oil in Ghawar.” Lee: “Genius!”
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The idea that Jefferson freed his slaves in his will is an urban legend. He actually donated them to Japan and Singapore. Think, people!
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