Deceptichum to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agothomas the jeffersonquokk.auimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1405
arrow-up1405imagethomas the jeffersonquokk.auDeceptichum to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareSpacehooks@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoWell they counted slaves as cattle back then. I recall they compromised at 3/5 of person.
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoSpecifically for the sake of giving southern states a higher population count and therefore more seats in the House of Representatives.
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoYeah, the enslaving states actually wanted to count them as full people, for that purpose. 3/5 was a compromise with the free states. It really shows the power of motivated reasoning.
minus-squareSpacehooks@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours agoBlack lives dont matter unless it benefits us.
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoThe US is an amoral shithole and always has been.
Well they counted slaves as cattle back then. I recall they compromised at 3/5 of person.
Specifically for the sake of giving southern states a higher population count and therefore more seats in the House of Representatives.
Yeah, the enslaving states actually wanted to count them as full people, for that purpose. 3/5 was a compromise with the free states. It really shows the power of motivated reasoning.
Black lives dont matter unless it benefits us.
The US is an amoral shithole and always has been.