[ommunist]

Slave trade kills cities and cultures.

[dalke]

Slave trade helped make Bristol and Liverpool prosperous, so it doesn't kill all cities.

[apalmer]

Unfortunately although the practice is horrid, I dont see much to justify the claim

[wtbob]

Back when the Brits were hell-bent on destroying the slave trade, being the capitol of a slave-trading culture was a good way to get destroyed.