tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506140.post3188484244062645678..comments2024-03-22T03:22:38.270-04:00Comments on Elektratig: Another Slaveowner-Homeowner AnalogyElektratighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703096671081292287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506140.post-4757456328791084252007-05-31T05:34:00.000-04:002007-05-31T05:34:00.000-04:00A,I suspect the key phrase in your comment is "ove...A,<BR/><BR/>I suspect the key phrase in your comment is "over time." I agree that economics will ultimately have its way. Professor Wright himself points out that a leveling off of worldwide cotton demand in the 1860s probably would have resulted in wrenching changes to the southern economy even without the War.<BR/><BR/>That said, it remains difficult if not impossible for me to imagine how or when slavery would have ended in the United States without the War. I do not think we are talking about a decade or two -- probably 1920 or so at the earliest.Elektratighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703096671081292287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506140.post-58968395394436648212007-05-30T15:08:00.000-04:002007-05-30T15:08:00.000-04:00Similar to the way profits allocated resources tow...Similar to the way profits allocated resources toward slavery, the same mechanism would have worked to remove slavery over time as technology and manufacturing returns have far outpaced other forms of investment. Also, the inherent political risk of such an unethical labor source would also not justify the returns of slavery.<BR/><BR/>Regarding Levin, I wouldn't want to cite him for any useful unbiased information as his blog shows his agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506140.post-51325456701191368232007-04-21T08:48:00.000-04:002007-04-21T08:48:00.000-04:00www.questionmainstream.comwww.questionmainstream.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com