I have been here a while, I make a point of clicking on threads concerning the South, and I have never seen anyone on FR defend slavery in any way, shape or form.
I have been here a while, I make a point of clicking on threads concerning the South, and I have never seen anyone on FR defend slavery in any way, shape or form.”
Really?
OK, then, for a recent example of how “slavery wasn’t all that bad” check out post #12 on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1521640/posts
The writer says,
“Sorry, but slaves weren’t all beaten and treated badly. The farmers couldn’t afford to have them injured or sickly. If the slaves weren’t able to work, there was no harvest and the owners would be broke. My great-grandmother was glad when the slaves were freed because they were too much trouble to care for.”
I’ve heard it all before, way too often. Slavery wasn’t all that bad, they were taken care of, they were worse off with emancipation, etc., etc., etc.
Personally, I find it tiresome. And it happens here more than I care to recall.
“...and I have never seen anyone on FR defend slavery in any way, shape or form.”
I’m with you. I do know (because of my extensive Irish heritage) that the Irish up north were treated as poorly as slaves on many, many occasions.