Why did Americans own slaves?

>>76819524
Because it'd been an important part of the economic system of the colonies for more than 150 years at that point and the founders thought it could be safely phased out instead of outright eliminated (which could have caused economic problems)

Obviously things didn't work out that way but hindsight is 20/20

>>76819524
Way back before you were even a twinkle in your parents' eyes, there were many factories which needed workers, and transportation infrastructure to build, and new buildings to raise. In short, a country to build.
About the same time, a bunch of people got kicked out of their countries for not being royal boot lickers. So they came here. Lots, and lots of them.
Bam.
Instant opportunity.
Eventually, those slaves became skilled, formed trade unions, and collectively bargained their way to better working conditions and higher wages.
Evolution.
You should try it some time.

>>76820195
>being a slave was good
am always impressed by the levels of delusion americans regularly achieve
mad

>ex-slave
>literally benefiting from the suffering of her ancestors by living freely in a country they slaved away to develop

absolutely disgusting

>>76819524
The only thing Americans value is money.

>>76819524
Back in the 1800s, blacks are not considered as humans.

>>76819524
Blacks aren't actually human so it never occured to us they should have rights.

>>76822110
some like calories

>>76819524
Many places had slaves

Even Finns and Estonians taken to/made slaves but you we don't talk about it

And why should we

And why does her shirt say that?

>>76819524
Would buy/10

>>76819524
Most powerful societies enslaved other economically backwards peoples. Also consider that back in the day Blacks were UNIRONICALLY not regarded as humans. Browse /pol/ and you'll be convinced that all people other than Whites and East Asians are non human creatures. Notice this attitude: >>76822078

Humans had those.

cuz niggers are not in the area where the scale of US constitution reaches. They are basically sub-human beings, inferior to other ethnic groups.

white people are lazy

Blacks weren't considered people. Philosophy has never been applied to livestock.

>>76819524
Blacks werent americans but foreigners and property of individuals so it was Americans buying foreigners as property.

>>76822110
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>>76819524
Slavery was commonplace everywhere untill very recently, even native americans had slaves and and if any of their slaves had childeren they became slaves too

>>76819524
So does capitalism

>>76825684
Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people’s stuff.

>>76822162
Underrated>>76822162

>>76825641
Why blacks werent americans?
Because rich plantation owners brought them to US

>>76825396
don't compare me to those crazy fucks
I just resent first worlders that complain

>>76825396
>and East Asians are non human creatures
They're viewed as soulless automata closer to ants than humans.

>>76825396
Pol is right again.

>>76825879
Redditor posts again.

>>76819524
Would enslave/10

>>76825901
Redditor posts again

>>76820195
>slaves
>factory workers
no

>>76819524
Niggers were only counted as 3/5 human

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>>76819524
Because we had freedom to own slaves.

>>76819524
Most countries that weren't build yesterday had slaves at some point.