That is also probably how slavery would have eventually ended in the US had the Confederacy decided not to start a civil war.Josh wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:15 pmThat seems preferrable to a civil war... and in any case, the actual people paying those taxes were probably wealthy people who pay the lions' share of taxes, not the descendants of slaves who (if the narrative about poverty is to be believed) are poorer and don't owe as much (if any) taxes.barnhart wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:11 pm Ken, the character of British emancipation was different from the American version in many ways but don't forget the most amazing (in my opinion) detail. In the British version reparations were paid to the slaveholders to compensate for their loss of the privilege of enslaving, but nothing to the enslaved. This meant descendants of the enslaved were paying taxes to service debt incurred by the crown to compensate their tormentors. This debt extended well into the 20th century. In an ethical sense British slavery was never renounced, only bought out by the crown.
Choosing war as a course of action when you have other alternatives is rarely the right decision. And rarely ends how you expect. You would think countries would learn that by now. But no, they have to keep learning that lesson the hard way.