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Jim Raylor04 Feb 2005, 16:37as archived

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[1] I won't say steriotype as there may have been one or two of this kind lurking around the more unpleasant reaches of 20th century research, eg. those motherhood experiments with monkeys, etc.

Yes, I agree that Harlow's inhumane experiments left their mark here.

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Wolfe sets his face like granite against this slavery, in book after book.

Chris04 Feb 2005, 17:02as archived

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The one and only argument that might be considered pro-slavery that I can recall from Wolfe offhand is the reminder that for the ancients a certain amount slavery was actually the humane way to eliminate a conquered city as a potential threat - the alternative being wholesale slaughter. I don't think that could be held as a pro-slavery argument in anything like this context.

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Wolfe sets his face like granite against this slavery, in book after book.

I agree that he often discusses slavery. Often he submits arguments in favour of it. I think he understood that slavery was not always a bad thing... if the slave was willing. === message truncated === ===== http://prisoner143.50megs.com/ I am not a number I am a free person! ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________

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