It doesn't begin to cover genetic chattel slavery. And comparing it to living in rural poverty is also just not a thing.
Ok, you want to discuss this. I'll tell you how I feel. I believe all humans should have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and I feel it should have always been this way throughout history. I can also step outside of myself and realize a big factor in feeling this way stems from nurture. Human interaction simply has not always been this way, there have always been victims, in every place on earth at some point or another. This legitimizes nothing, granted, however when you bark up this tree, as pointing to 19th century USA slavery, you're pointing the finger at the generations which worked to end the bad situations, or at least make progress to make them better. You're throwing shade to the people who were observing the status quo as the rest of the world, but at the same time, in increments, working against the grain toward (albeit slow) corrections.
It seems the most recent in history, most applicable to drag out a "but muh feels", maybe because we, as a society, have been alot more empathetic to it than were the Romans to the germanic peoples, or the medieval Caliphate to, well, anyone. No, before you ask, again, nothing legitimizes it, but it's the way. things. were. It's sad that it's the way. things. were. I really wish I could go back in time and change the way. things. were. But I'll be damned if I'm going to advocate some big apology and repayment for the way. things. were. I'm part of trying to make better the way. things. are, and none of it involves slavery. I'm not going to sit and cry because "slavery happened". I'm not going to make myself sick debating for hours because "slavery happened". You'll do better for yourself, I feel, if you, too, move on from the way. things. were. and the fact that "slavery happened". Remember it, lest we fall back into the bad practice, but otherwise, thank the people who changed it and move on.
