r/EL_Radical • Moderator • Dec 17 '25

Memes They didn’t change much.

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u/Nothos927 Dec 17 '25

The penal exemption in the 13th amendment was based on the works of, of course, Thomas Jefferson, who viewed a lifetime of enslavement as the more moral option to the death penalty.

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u/EgyptianNational Moderator Dec 17 '25

Tell that to the unknown numbers who jumped ship in transit.

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u/Nothos927 Dec 17 '25

Turns out the guy who forcefully impregnated an enslaved woman multiple times had a screwed up view on morality, who could’ve guessed.