No, they were not. And look at where the main slave routes developed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Africa Essentially North African and along the Eastern part. Away from European influenc… (View Post)

None. Nice to see Ishmael distorting what I said, which is that we shouldn't give other beliefs a pass on slavery just because they aren't Christian. So take back what you said at the moment Ishmael,… (View Post)

15% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans would be happy if there was significant loss of life amongst the other side. Not much difference. Yet, this is presented as a one-sided issue. Guess what? The … (View Post)

What is interesting about a lot of the talk in recent years around slavery is that so much of the focus has been on the Slave Trade i.e. the transporting of slaves, rather than Slavery, the actual na… (View Post)

Quick question re China - what do PBers think about its prospects? My own view is that it is turning in on itself in a way like it did in the 15th Century and we are about to see the fall of the post… (View Post)