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sordfysh 21 points ago +22 / -1

In this case, the white people actually freed his ancestors out of kindness alone.

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Southern_Belle 15 points ago +15 / -0

Kindness?

Or a sense of justice.

They are related, of course, but justice is less subjective. And it's what our country is built on...unless people undermine it.

It is still one of our values.

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sordfysh 1 point ago +1 / -0

Definitely justice, but it is kind to stick up for justice beyond your own society.

The Western drive to eliminate slavery around the world is not merely just, but it's also compassionate. It is due to our firm beliefs in equality which allow us to break the figurative chains of slavery.

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stratocaster_patriot 9 points ago +9 / -0

It's why I have Native ancestry. White people took pity on a little girl who had been taken as a slave by another tribe per standard operating procedure.