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Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

Reminds me of the Danish colonies. After the king declared an end to slavery in 10 years (iirc) the plantation owners cranked up the cruelty to extract as much wealth as possible.

The enslaved were dying at much high rates and actually lead to the first slave revolt on the islands.