[central_va]

I would say in the 19th century what passed for common knowledge would not be condoned today.

The model for slavery in the 19th century wasn't master - tortured slave. That is ridiculous, the model would be parent - child. But the child would never be capable of ever taking care of him/herself on their own. No amount of education could raise the slave above his primitive natural state if left to his own devices.

Freeing the slaves was thought a cruel thing to do to a childish/childlike person, only abolitionist were that "evil" to think that freeing slaves all at once with no consideration of the slaves ability to cope was a just thing to do.

[PeterPrinciple]

Freeing the slaves was thought a cruel thing to do to a childish/childlike person, only abolitionist were that “evil” to think that freeing slaves all at once with no consideration of the slaves ability to cope was a just thing to do.

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So it is still a power/economic/political touchstone, even today as it was then.

What are we going to do with all our welfare slaves? We conservatives want to cut them off and help them survive in ways other than relying on govt and are still the evil ones.....

[PeterPrinciple]

The model for slavery in the 19th century wasn’t master - tortured slave. That is ridiculous, the model would be parent - child.

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Would you agree that BOTH situations existed then? It is just as ridiculous to say it was only parent - child.