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Cody Harrison @codyharrison.bsky.social

he invented the poor laws?

aug 27, 2025, 5:46 am • 210 0

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greenclayguy.bsky.social @greenclayguy.bsky.social

No, he reinvented religious slavery. When the New World was colonized, the natives were made slaves under the argument that they would be Catholicized by the church and thereby get their souls saved. So their status as slaves in this life was worthy because it would save their immortal soul.

aug 27, 2025, 3:56 pm • 35 3 • view
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John Craig Hammond @johncraighammond.bsky.social

And Poor Houses.

aug 27, 2025, 3:03 pm • 65 0 • view