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by snotrockets 1060 days ago
> Isn't being freed from slavery the same as being freshly immigrated with 0$?

The US economy, and hence those immigrants, were better off, because of the gains made from slavery.

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By that logic, African-Americans also benefit from that economy, and ironically the gains made from slavery.
Not as much as white people did, and still do.

PS your terminology shows your biases.

I’m being called biased by a user with the name snot rocket. What’s wrong with my terminology?
rocketS. Plural.