Wow, that's really interesting; thanks for the report!
I know the 18th century was a different time, and people thought differently then and all that, but I still have trouble wrapping my mind around the idea that people like Washington and Jefferson could fight so passionately for their OWN freedom while seeing no problem in keeping slaves.
Have you ever toured Monticello? I remember when going on that tour coming to the conclusion that although Jefferson was a great man in many ways, he was also monstrously selfish. For example, he had a little reading nook next to the dining room table, and his wife and children were required to go to the table and sit there at dinnertime, but Jefferson sat in the nook and read until the last dish was on the table, and the family was all assembled, and only then would he join them. God forbid he should have to talk to his wife and children for five minutes while they wait for dinner to be served, y'know.
I guess the 23rd century will be not just stranger than we imagine but stranger than we CAN imagine. :-)
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I know the 18th century was a different time, and people thought differently then and all that, but I still have trouble wrapping my mind around the idea that people like Washington and Jefferson could fight so passionately for their OWN freedom while seeing no problem in keeping slaves.
Have you ever toured Monticello? I remember when going on that tour coming to the conclusion that although Jefferson was a great man in many ways, he was also monstrously selfish. For example, he had a little reading nook next to the dining room table, and his wife and children were required to go to the table and sit there at dinnertime, but Jefferson sat in the nook and read until the last dish was on the table, and the family was all assembled, and only then would he join them. God forbid he should have to talk to his wife and children for five minutes while they wait for dinner to be served, y'know.
I guess the 23rd century will be not just stranger than we imagine but stranger than we CAN imagine. :-)