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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 27 Feb 1860 to 11 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under racism racism Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Freed slaves, unlike in Rome, must be removed beyond the reach of racial mixture Freed slaves, unlike in Rome, must beremoved beyond the reach of racial mixture TJ Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it Some people are slaves by nature,and enslaving them is just where itbenefits them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Mixed-race births undermine the claim that slavery is justified by Ham's curse — tap to centre the map on it Mixed-race births undermine theclaim that slavery is justified byHam's curse FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ancient master and slave were of one race and recognised each other's human equality — tap to centre the map on it Ancient master and slave were of onerace and recognised each other'shuman equality HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it Every restraint on liberty beyondwhat justice needs is a degree ofslavery LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: However normal the rest of Sparta is argued to have been, its enslaved majority is not: no reconstruction of the population makes Sparta anything but extraordinarily enslaved. — tap to centre the map on it However normal the rest of Sparta isargued to have been, its enslavedmajority is not: no reconstructionof the population makes Spartaanything but extraordinarilyenslaved. Last stated 4 years ago 19 Aug 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Slavery should be treated as an evil not to be extended, tolerated only where its presence makes that necessary — tap to centre the map on it Slavery should be treated as an evilnot to be extended, tolerated onlywhere its presence makes thatnecessary Last stated 167 years ago 27 Feb 1860 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it — tap to centre the map on it A slave can confer a benefit on hismaster, and it is all the greaterfor it SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Racism is never defeated, only adapted: it evolves into subtler forms like mass incarceration and stop-and-frisk. — tap to centre the map on it Racism is never defeated, onlyadapted: it evolves into subtlerforms like mass incarceration andstop-and-frisk. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Jun 2020 KV Khoi Vinh — holds since 2020-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly namesystematic disadvantage, not merelyprejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago 25 May 2013 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country is primarily for its native people — tap to centre the map on it A country is primarily for itsnative people Last stated a year ago 15 Sept 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person with influence has a responsibility to use it against leaders' racist, fear-provoking rhetoric — tap to centre the map on it A person with influence has aresponsibility to use it againstleaders' racist, fear-provokingrhetoric Last stated 8 years ago 6 Mar 2019 TS Taylor Swift — holds since 2019-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Freed slaves, unlike in Rome, must be removed beyond the reach of racial mixture Last stated c. 1781–1787 Holds Thomas Jefferson Read this korrent →