Laws supporting slavery were not unjust. Slavery an almost universal practice for 1000's of years. Certain religions practiced children sacrifice. They didn't consider it unjust. No one wanted to be a slave but everyone wanted slaves. Slaves meant wealth, power. Slavery was based not on color or race but who won and who lost a conflict. …
Laws supporting slavery were not unjust. Slavery an almost universal practice for 1000's of years. Certain religions practiced children sacrifice. They didn't consider it unjust. No one wanted to be a slave but everyone wanted slaves. Slaves meant wealth, power. Slavery was based not on color or race but who won and who lost a conflict. After Troy the Greeks took the remaining Trojans back to Greece as slaves. Spoils of war. If the Trojans had won they would have enslaved the Greeks.
The laws became unjust only when slavery became unjust.
This is now. That was then.
What was considered just and unjust were different.
Laws supporting slavery were not unjust. Slavery an almost universal practice for 1000's of years. Certain religions practiced children sacrifice. They didn't consider it unjust. No one wanted to be a slave but everyone wanted slaves. Slaves meant wealth, power. Slavery was based not on color or race but who won and who lost a conflict. After Troy the Greeks took the remaining Trojans back to Greece as slaves. Spoils of war. If the Trojans had won they would have enslaved the Greeks.
The laws became unjust only when slavery became unjust.
This is now. That was then.
What was considered just and unjust were different.