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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

The Bill of Rights included an abolitionist amendment, but they were not confident it would pass, hence its exclusion.

This the same Bill of Rights that was passed almost a hundred years before the Civil War?

Not defending it.

Pretty clearly making excuses for it.

[–] ihavenopeopleskills@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (4 children)
  1. Yes.

  2. Providing context doesn't magically make something morally correct. It illustrates the circumstances.

There are all kinds of circumstances under which people commit grave wrongs in the face of adversity. If we're going to punish everyone for every wrong committed regardless of surrounding circumstances, there's far more punishment to dispense, regardless of political stripes.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You're defending the circumstances of the time, unfortunately. You're not even fully condemning it, or saying it shouldn't have happened in the first place

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