Without slavery there is little reason for not slaughtering the looser of any conflict. There must be an economic advantage to letting the loser live that outweighs the benefits of just wiping them off the face of the earth and being done with them forever.
We live in a world kept artificially from that awful choice because of 70 years of the US enforcing it's values on the world and preventing it. But the US wont always be there to enforce these rules.
Do you imagine for a minute that if the Muslims were to somehow defeat us that there would be any mercy shown to us? If Islam were to somehow defeat us.... what would ensue would be the greatest pillage, rape, slaughter and enslavement the world has ever known.
WE are all that stands between the world and the abyss God help us all should we fall.
Do not disagree. I guess. Though, as far as slavery goes, the US was pretty late to the party. Must give the Brits and particularly the Royal Navy credit for that one.