Antanicus"Capitalism was built on the bodies of millions from the very start. From the late 17th century onwards, the transatlantic slave trade became a pillar of emergent capitalism. Much of the wealth (…) was made from the enslaved labour of Africans. The capital accumulated from slavery – from tobacco, cotton and sugar – drove the industrial revolution in Manchester and Lancashire (…) The west is built on wealth stolen from the subjugated, at immense human cost."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/26/communists-capitalism-stalinism-economic-model
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