PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 5 days agoIf Johnny could think, he'd probably be in Bluemedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down12 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareBroadfern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoUnfortunately a lot of poor(er) whites in the south also had an enslaved person or two under their thumb.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agoEven those who didn’t would sometimes ‘rent’ slaves out from the big plantation owners when they needed extra labor. “Look, see how useful our neofeudal system is? A few more generations and you might be a lord like us… if you help keep these slaves down”
minus-squareRmDebArc_5@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoWhy does this seem so familiar …
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days ago ‘Funny’ how systems of oppression seem to stumble over the same ‘solutions’ time and time again…
Unfortunately a lot of poor(er) whites in the south also had an enslaved person or two under their thumb.
Even those who didn’t would sometimes ‘rent’ slaves out from the big plantation owners when they needed extra labor.
“Look, see how useful our neofeudal system is? A few more generations and you might be a lord like us… if you help keep these slaves down”
Why does this seem so familiar …
‘Funny’ how systems of oppression seem to stumble over the same ‘solutions’ time and time again…