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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
The slave trade could easily be considered a genocide in many senses and that is a direct result of capitalism. The estimated deaths are from 12 million to 100 million depending on the sources you use (realistically 16-20 million).
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The slave trade had nothing to do with capitalism. Capitalism is the free trade of goods without harming or endangering others. All people taking part in capitalism are doing so willingly. This would leave the slave trade out.
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