He returned to his farm which was taken care of by around 300 slaves.
Truly great man 😒
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A truly great man would taken this decision much, much earlier.
You would’ve likely owned slaves if you were in his position as well. We need to look at the state of the world in THEIR time before we judge any historical figures.
If we judged all history with modern day standards, more than 90% of the historical figures would be racists, sexists, antisemitists, warmongers, etc.
Imagine thinking not handing down slaves makes up for owning them in the first place.
dude, go piss on the Chinese and the Muslims. They STILL have slaves. Washington set his free.
Dude, I don't know what the Chinese and the Muslims have to do with George Washington. But maybe they also will set them free when they are dead and therefore have no use for slaves anymore. Go piss on your own country first and then look what others do.
You complain about something that is long since rectified and somehow overlook that is happening while you're alive and do nothing about it. Pretty lame.
Come back after you unwashed your brain and exited the cult.
You are a faggot and knowbody needs to engage with your ficticious and insincere arguments. You are here as a communist piece of shit that hates your country, if in fact, you were even born in the USA. You are here to undermine the founding principles that allow you to express yourself. GFY!
Should we hold you all your past decisions to the standards of the time or arbitrate them at some future date when society has developed more mature moral standards?
I don't know the future. Hopefully we will develop more mature moral standards. The abolition of slavery (various forms of it) goes back to ancient times. Alcidamas of Asia Minor already said in the 4th century BC, that God had made no man a slave. This was, of course, not the standard and in many cases the decisions and reforms throughout the time were reversed. I think nobody was ever forced to hold slaves. These were conscious decisions.
Question: if someone tried to enslave you, would you submit or fight, even if it might mean death?
What would you do?
The first thing is acknowledge that I (or you, or anybody) have that choice. It’s a choice. I’d like to think that if honestly given that choice I would choose to die free than live as a slave.
I have compassion for anybody who actually has to face that choice and may we make a world where that choice is never necessary because it’s easy, simple, and beneficial for everyone to live free.
That's a reasonable answer. I'll leave it at that.
Oh thank god someone pointed out that he owned slaves. I have never heard about that before. No one EVER mentions that Washington owned slaves in the 1700s when his merits are discussed. Thank you for your service. 🫡
You could have read some books, then you wouldn't have to wait until someone points that fact out to you. Probably that's why you are on #nostr, to learn from others.
This is what happens when you don't pay attention in elementary school history classes.
Next you’re going to tell me that people already lived in the Americas when Columbus arrived.
