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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Tom Cotton Calls Slavery Nation's 'Necessary Evil' In Shocking Interview [View all]mac56
(17,561 posts)34. Your concern is noted.
As the Founding Fathers said, it was the necessary evil upon which the union was built.
Why did he say it if he doesn't believe it?
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Sen. Tom Cotton Calls Slavery Nation's 'Necessary Evil' In Shocking Interview [View all]
PatrickforO
Jul 2020
OP
I think the paper has done a service to the people of Arkansas, showing all
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2020
#20
Despite its name, the Arkansas Democrat - Gazette is a very conservative paper.
TomSlick
Jul 2020
#53
There are many in the U.S. that believe we need a slave class to survive economically.
Gore1FL
Jul 2020
#7
Cotton is infected with a boll weevil and should be picked and thrown into a waste bin. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2020
#24
Really? How about these colonizers picking themselves up by their "ye' old
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2020
#30