Originally Posted by CDSmith

If you followed the exact line of the conversation there it was about him saying Russia had a similar history, when in fact I don't believe they took part in capturing and enslaving people from other countries.

And yes, other cultures had slaves, but the point of discussion was the AMERICAN history of it. So on the debate about it being also a Russian thing the answer would be in fact 'no, it's an american thing'.

I hope that clears up the misunderstanding. :D