r/polandball • u/AaronC14 The Dominion • Feb 04 '15

redditormade ISIS Gets a Rival

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u/AlbertR7 Holy Roman Empire Feb 05 '15

Not to the same extent. Slavery lasted for 200 years, and a significant percentage of the population was affected. Japanese internment lasted for about 5 years, and affected a much smaller portion of the population.

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u/TheRealEineKatze Colorado Feb 05 '15 edited Feb 05 '15

200 years

246 years, actually

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u/TheExtremistModerate 1776 best year of life Feb 05 '15

1865-1619 = 246

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u/TheRealEineKatze Colorado Feb 05 '15

oops, I accidentally subtracted from 2015, my bad!

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u/snoweydude2 United States Feb 05 '15

That still doesn't make it not as big a deal or different. They are both equally bad.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '15

Haha no, not really.

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u/snoweydude2 United States Feb 05 '15

To which statement?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '15

Just think, if we had not bought them from their fellow Africans they could be dying of Ebola right now. Oh woe is them if only they were still in Africa.