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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

... And to avoid taxes ... And to keep slavery from extinction ... I could go on for a while but...

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Convince people not to drag the rich fucks out into the streets and beat them to death because they promised the rich assholes will deffinitly get what they deserve in the totally real next life

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

Oh right. Indeed. Control. Keeping the base obedient and harmless.

[–] theposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know if we can blame slavery on monotheism.

[–] kot@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

? Pre-Christian Rome and Greece basically ran on slave labor.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, i meant in modern times. Otherwise, sure. Not only them.