It was fighting to keep Black Americans in chains in order to turn a profit, so I’d say the Confederacy was absolutely on the side of capitalism. - Aditi Ramaswamy - Medium

…ed that the Confederacy was fighting for a slavery-based way of life, at least it was also fighting against capitalism.

Though it cannot be denied that the Confederacy was fighting for a slavery-based way of life, at…

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Aditi Ramaswamy

May 14, 2021

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It was fighting to keep Black Americans in chains in order to turn a profit, so I’d say the Confederacy was absolutely on the side of capitalism.

Aditi Ramaswamy

Written by Aditi Ramaswamy

Software engineer; emerging author; almost certainly not a changeling. I write about the uncomfortable parts of Indian & American history & culture.

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