Pros And Cons Of Slavery

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And what's ludicrous is that we keep arguing over the same thing. Yes, slavery was horrible and evil.. and unfortunately slavery is still carried out today. We all can agree that slavery is a horrible thing and move on. I'll admit. I've found myself heated in arguments, but I realized... what's the point? Yeah, we all have different views and be able to discuss them without being insults and any degrading. Nothing is going to change the outcome. All I see in the comment section is nothing BUT insults. Lol It's better to let go and move on, then allowing yourself to get trigger over every little thing. We have problems to attend to, then just sitting behind a computer, tablet, or phone. It's either the blame game or quarrel over whose right.

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