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what would black people have accomplished without racism and slavery
| Pope Leo XXX | 08/27/26 |
| cursed objects from other existences | 08/27/26 |
| a New York Times analysis of Reddit posts | 08/27/26 |
| Pope Leo XXX | 08/27/26 |
| a New York Times analysis of Reddit posts | 08/27/26 |
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Date: August 27th, 2026 7:28 PM Author: Pope Leo XXX what does XO think?
this is what Gemini says:
Uninterrupted Growth and Wealth
Natural Resources: African nations would have kept their gold, land, and resources to build strong local economies.
Generational Wealth: Families would have passed down property, education, and power instead of facing poverty and stolen labor.
Inventions and Science: Brilliant minds would have shared discoveries globally without being blocked by segregation or forced illiteracy.
Global Leadership: Nations across the African continent would have held equal political and economic power on the world stage. |
Date: August 27th, 2026 7:30 PM Author: cursed objects from other existences sub saharan bush people have better lives than any of us (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5898084&forum_id=2Elisa#50098063) |
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Date: August 27th, 2026 7:30 PM Author: a New York Times analysis of Reddit posts This doesn’t make sense. Did slavery really thwart African development? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5898084&forum_id=2Elisa#50098065) |
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Date: August 27th, 2026 7:32 PM Author: Pope Leo XXX Scholars who argue that slavery deeply damaged African development point to several structural, economic, and social factors:
Demographic Loss: Between the 16th and 19th centuries, over 12 million Africans were forcibly removed via the transatlantic trade, and millions more through the trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trades. This depleted the continent of its youngest, healthiest, and most productive labor force.
Economic Distortion: Instead of developing local manufacturing, agriculture, or internal trade networks, many coastal economies became entirely dependent on exporting human beings in exchange for manufactured European goods like firearms, textiles, and alcohol. This prevented industrial diversification.
Political Instability: The high demand for captives incentivized warfare, raids, and kidnapping. This fragmented larger, stable states into smaller, hostile factions, destroying local security and governance structures.The
"Slave Export Regression": Modern economic research, notably by economist Nathan Nunn, shows a direct statistical correlation between the regions in Africa that exported the highest number of slaves and those currently experiencing the lowest levels of economic development and trust today. |
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Date: August 27th, 2026 7:56 PM Author: a New York Times analysis of Reddit posts “Scholars who argue…”
Even Chat can’t make this sound convincing |