Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAmericans, if you put yourself in the shoes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their ilk at the founding of this country, what questions do you think they would have for the leaders of today?message-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down19
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareAmericans, if you put yourself in the shoes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their ilk at the founding of this country, what questions do you think they would have for the leaders of today?Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareArtyomlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoEven during the 3/5th era, they were 0/5ths a person and an extra 3/5th a person to the slave owners who could actually vote. Spoiler alert: the slave owners did not vote with their slave’s best interests in mind.
Even during the 3/5th era, they were 0/5ths a person and an extra 3/5th a person to the slave owners who could actually vote. Spoiler alert: the slave owners did not vote with their slave’s best interests in mind.