PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoIf Johnny could think, he'd probably be in Blueimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down12 cross-posted to: shermanposting@piefed.social
arrow-up1215arrow-down1imageIf Johnny could think, he'd probably be in BluePugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink cross-posted to: shermanposting@piefed.social
minus-squareBroadfern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoUnfortunately a lot of poor(er) whites in the south also had an enslaved person or two under their thumb.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoEven those who didn’t would sometimes ‘rent’ slaves out from the big plantation owners when they needed extra labor. “Look, see how useful our neofeudal system is? A few more generations and you might be a lord like us… if you help keep these slaves down”
minus-squareRmDebArc_5@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWhy does this seem so familiar …
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months ago ‘Funny’ how systems of oppression seem to stumble over the same ‘solutions’ time and time again…
Unfortunately a lot of poor(er) whites in the south also had an enslaved person or two under their thumb.
Even those who didn’t would sometimes ‘rent’ slaves out from the big plantation owners when they needed extra labor.
“Look, see how useful our neofeudal system is? A few more generations and you might be a lord like us… if you help keep these slaves down”
Why does this seem so familiar …
‘Funny’ how systems of oppression seem to stumble over the same ‘solutions’ time and time again…