Abolitionism

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Abolitionism or Anti-Slavery is a non-quadrant political ideology that is against slavery. According to his philosophy, all people, regardless of their ethnic origin, are free and should not be at the mercy of other people.

"The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission."

History

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Beliefs

Abolitionism, as already mentioned, opposes slavery and believes that it would be something inhuman, as it believes that humans are born free. It is culturally ambiguous, as there are as many conservative abolitionists as there are progressives, although most slave regimes are culturally reactionary. Most oppose colonialism and racism, because of slavery in the Americas and Africa, with many (especially in Latin America and Africa) associating abolitionism with anti-imperialism, although there is debate about this. Abolitionism was influenced by Enlightenment and Classic Liberal ideals (Adam Smith, John Locke (debated), James Garfield and others) and by some Judeo-Christian examples. Abolitionism is also economically neutral, as the only economic position in fact is opposition to the slave economy, which can range from socialist to capitalist.

Abolitionism has been fused with both   left-wing and   right-wing theory.   Leftist abolitionists believe   Capitalism has allowed and in large-part originated in   slavery in the past and will enable slavery in the future, while comparing modern-day working conditions to slave labor, trapping people in poverty.   Rightist abolitionists on the other hand hold that the free market and liberal ideas are necessary for the abolition of slavery and compare slavery to conditions in Marxist-Leninist countries such as   The Soviet Union and   other Warsaw Pact members.

Relationship with Christianity

There is debate regarding Christianity and slavery, as religious skeptics claim that Judeo-Christianity was used to justify slavery especially in the Middle Ages. While in fact various regimes used Christianity as a justification for slavery, it was the first religion to morally challenge the institution, and many abolitionists also had a Biblical basis, even if some opposed the clergy. Some examples in the history of Christianity that oppose slavery could be:

  • Moses freeing the Hebrew people
  • Deuteronomy 23:15-16
  • Isaiah 58:6-9
  • Quakers
  • Pope Benedict XIV, Pius VII, Pius IX, Gregory XVI and Leo XIII
  • John Brown and countless other examples

Variants

  Islamic Abolitionism

Islamic Abolitionism is a strand that believes that Islam can be related to the anti-slavery struggle, entering into disagreement with both Islamophobes and Extremists/Jihadists. While there have been examples before, the most notable country to enforce anti-slavery was the Ottoman Empire, with dignitaries from relevant rites opposing slavery, such as those from the Hanafi and Maliki rites. They sparked arguments with some who considered it contradictory to the Qur'an and early Islamists, although they argue that slavery was temporary and would be largely illegal. Later, Tunisia banned slavery thanks to the reformists in 1846, setting an example in the Islamic world. Currently, several Islamic prophets oppose slavery, using interpretations of the Qur'an, such as the condemnation of anyone who enslaves a free man.

  John Brownism

John Brown was a radical abolitionist who fought in Bleeding Kansas and led an unsuccessful slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry. Brown was raised in a   Puritan family which would profoundly influence his views. He believed that God was using him to act as a new   Moses who would lead another race of people out of bondage. Brown believed that violence was necessary to end slavery since decades of peace had failed. Brown was a leader of abolitionist forces in Bleeding Kansas, a state level civil war to determine whether Kansas would be a slave or free state. Brown and his sons killed five slavery supporters in the Pottawatomie massacre and would lead abolitionist forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie.

In October 1859, Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia hoping to start a slave rebellion that would engulf the entire South. The plan however was poorly executed leading to Brown's capture by   Robert E. Lee. Brown was tried for treason and was executed by hanging. His actions were a huge contributing factor to the Civil War with Southerners viewing him as a madman and terrorist while Northerners viewed him as a martyr and hero.

  Neo-Abolitionism

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How to Draw

  1. Draw a ball
  2. Fill it with dark blue
  3. Draw three connected chains in yellow color
    1. The middle chain should be broken, with a few small pieces sticking out.
    2. The left chain should be tilted at a 45 degree angle.
    3. The chain on the right should be bent at the opposite angle.
  4. Draw the eyes and you're done!

Relationships

Friends

Frenemies

  •   Enlightened Absolutism - Half of your supporters are against slavery and serfdom, but the other half are in favor of... both?
  •   Classical Conservatism - Same as above? What's wrong with you two?
  •   Capitalism - Most of your supporters say they are opposed to slavery, but many of your critics accuse you of "Neo-slavery". Care to elaborate?
    •    Sure - for only $9.99 a month! 
  •   Socialism - Another economic system whose supporters often resent slavery, but your opponents call you state-mandated slavery.
  •   Industrialism - Mechanization made slavery obsolete in many sectors (cotton picker, for example), but sweatshop labor is no better.
  •   Minarchism - Please stop advocating self-slavery.
  •   Maoism - Props for ending Tibetan serfdom, but what’s with the Lao-Gai camps?
  •   Marxism - Great abolitionist, but his ideas influenced   them  .

Enemies

  •   Kraterocracy - Main proponent and practitioner of the slavery system.
  •   Bonapartism - I'll never forgive you for restarting slavery!
  •   Kleptocracy &   Illegalism - "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."'[2]
  •   Nazism - You forced many prisoners to do manual labor for you, not to mention the Holocaust!
  •   Marxism–Leninism - You're not "liberating" anyone, Let the Gulag prisoners go, commie!
  •   Jihadism - Commits acts of terrorism and kidnapping, forces women to submit to men and wear unwanted headgear, while justifying it all with religiously extremist dogmas!

Further Information

Note

Reference

  1. ↑ Slavery abolished in 2003
  2. ↑ 13th amendment of US constitution

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