bobv you are a freaking idiot.
Every nation, culture has had slaves. Why aren't they are the top of the food chain? What about in sub-Saharah Africa where slaves are still used? When are they going to become a world power?
The Unites Stated became a world power AFTER slavery, start around the Spanish-American war....
The US is the only Nation to fight a war over slavery, and to abolish it.
The US became and is the #1 economic power because of the freedom we have to start our own business, take risks, and do our own thing. Very few places around the world are as easy to start your own company, and start doing business. We also let people who create wealth keep it and not tax it all away.
Of course the past 50 years the Federal and State gov't have been making it rougher, and taxing companies more - but compaired to the rest of the world its still a better system.
Funny how the USA haters always pop up in the threads....
