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Originally posted by magic_hat
3legged, the root of the problem in my opinion is tradition. There is no way we can continue traditions that our forefathers created. This country was created by slave owners, how can we expand and make change for the better if we still participate in their ideals?
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Many of our forefathers may have owned slaves, but they were not all racist jerks. It was debated whether slavery would be allowed in the newly formed US. They decided it would be too much of a problem to work out (since they had numerous others at hand). And our constitution states all men (no definition of color) are created equal.
Our forefather's ideals weren't dominated by slavery, but by money and freedom.