Capitalism was built on slavery, child labor, theft and pillage

This argument is used in the debate : Does being on the left necessarily mean being in favor of mass immigration?.

This argument is a justification of : Capitalism is responsible for the misery, violence and instability of the so-called "Third World"..

Keywords: genesis, capitalism, slavery, child labor, theft, plundering

Summary

Quotes

« The history of imperialism is a succession of barbarities. Before and during the slave trade, the Indians of Latin America and the Caribbean were exterminated. To the enslavement of nearly 15 million deported Africans, we must add child labor in Europe, vagrancy laws, forced labor, 16- to 18-hour workdays in the first factories: it was through theft, rapine and the ferocious exploitation of human beings throughout the world that the bourgeoisie accumulated its wealth and power. »

Nathalie Arthaud, Communist, revolutionary, internationalist!, The right characters, 2022

References

Justifications

Capitalism was built on the blood and sweat of millions of enslaved Africans

Objections

Parent debate

renameEdit