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[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Political issue: "We want to keep slavery legal"

Economic issue: "If we abolish slavery, the economy will suffer"

Social issue: "We're racist"

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 13 points 1 day ago

How a small thing just ripples through! The economical reason was probably a driving force in maintaining the other two issues alive…

[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yep, can't get more cut and dry than that.