Returning

It's been a while, but I hope to get more active on this from now on. I'm going to use it for opinions and thoughts that may make some people uncomfortable. For example - slavery has been a part of the human condition for thousands of years and it's only with the dominance of Western Culture (evolved from Christian beliefs that all are equal before God) that it's become an unpardonable sin. While I agree (I am a product of my culture), Western capitalist society has been the death of slavery, not its cause, as I have heard anti-capitalist claim.

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