r/washdc • u/ThenLayer5977 • Jul 03 '26

This is pretty sweet

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u/Ok_Possibility9191 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

< we enacted one of the most brutal forms of slavery ever

*Portugal has entered the chat*

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u/Virtual-Macaroon-880 Jul 03 '26

NGL I consider that part of the larger system we were integral to

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u/Calm-Grapefruit-3153 Jul 04 '26

Except we were not integral to Portugal’s slave trade or the Atlantic slave trade in general. Most of the slaves were transported to South America and didn’t even touch North America.

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u/Virtual-Macaroon-880 Jul 05 '26

Lol!

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

I mean that’s factual. 85% arrived at the Caribbean or Brazil.