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minus-squareSpacehooks@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoWell they counted slaves as cattle back then. I recall they compromised at 3/5 of person.
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoSpecifically for the sake of giving southern states a higher population count and therefore more seats in the House of Representatives.
minus-squareSpacehooks@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoBlack lives dont matter unless it benefits us.
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThe US is an amoral shithole and always has been.
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYeah, the enslaving states actually wanted to count them as full people, for that purpose. 3/5 was a compromise with the free states. It really shows the power of motivated reasoning.
Well they counted slaves as cattle back then. I recall they compromised at 3/5 of person.
Specifically for the sake of giving southern states a higher population count and therefore more seats in the House of Representatives.
Black lives dont matter unless it benefits us.
The US is an amoral shithole and always has been.
Yeah, the enslaving states actually wanted to count them as full people, for that purpose. 3/5 was a compromise with the free states. It really shows the power of motivated reasoning.