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Originally posted by DoggyStyle82
Very interesting article. Playing devil's advocate for a minute. How can one sue a company for a legal activity that ceased 150 years ago? Slaves were property, right. Property could be legally insured.
I'm more interested in learning the names of the slaves and those whose families profited from their labor. I think that the findings will go a long way in establishing how America was built on our backs and attendant subjugation. We should use this documents to educate an America that wants to ignore this period of history, especially the Uncle Toms.
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Liked the second part, but I am kinda disturbed by the first. Why SHOULDN'T one profit off of the capitalism that oppresses him/her? The corporations that labeled humans as "property" are just as guilty of perpetuating slavery as the individuals who called themselves owning that "property". Why shouldn't they be punished as such? And why shouldn't a government that deemed such activity "legal" be punished as well? I agree 110& with Honeykiss..."punishment" can and should have a positive result.
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