• floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    14 days ago

    The 1780 Act had exempted members of the U.S. Congress from prohibitions on the practice of chattel slavery.

    Lmao. “Slavery is bad, but we still need our own slaves”

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      Some things never change huh. People in power will always look out for their own interests.