Obama said he believes reparations are ‘justified’ and that ‘there’s not much question that the wealth… the power of this country was built in significant part — not exclusively, maybe not even the majority of it, but a large portion of it — was built on the backs of slaves,
Nope. Most of the country's might came from Entrepreneurship and Industry.
Most evidence suggests that slavery, particularly the plantation system, stunted the south's economic development.
That's what happens when you import vast amounts of cheap labor into collectivized plantations that depress local wages.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. In the early United States it was extremely easy. Small businesses really didn't need much of anything to start operating. If you have some land, you can do something with it, you can sell it in the market, and you can make a little profit.
Larger industrial efforts did expand in the cities as American technology and knowledge improved. Again, few major restrictions allowed both small, and medium businesses to thrive through trade.
I'm not exactly sure how any of this would be a surprise.
Nope. Most of the country's might came from Entrepreneurship and Industry.
Most evidence suggests that slavery, particularly the plantation system, stunted the south's economic development.
That's what happens when you import vast amounts of cheap labor into collectivized plantations that depress local wages.
Hahaha how the hell does that happen?
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. In the early United States it was extremely easy. Small businesses really didn't need much of anything to start operating. If you have some land, you can do something with it, you can sell it in the market, and you can make a little profit.
Larger industrial efforts did expand in the cities as American technology and knowledge improved. Again, few major restrictions allowed both small, and medium businesses to thrive through trade.
I'm not exactly sure how any of this would be a surprise.
Oh no, I get that, I was referring to the stroke-level spelling.
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Fucking Brave's spell check... I swear I'm going to have to download a spell checker for this thing. It doesn't even give me a possible alternative.
I'm going to have to tape it to a sticky note somewhere.