I found recently a rather facsinating book by a certain George Fitzhugh who wrote a defence of slavery titled Cannibals all. His defense of slavery was effectively a critique of capitilism which he held was far more oppresive than slavery since a master has a great deal of interest in his slave staying alive and well while an employer can simply hire another worker so has no such interest. He advocated the enslavment of all who did not hold capital (ie the entire lower class) of society and believed that "nineteen out of every twenty individuals have...a natural and inalienable right to be slaves". Incidentily in other respects he was rather progressive supporting the right of (free) women to vote.
My first question is how popular were such views in the South was Goerge a tiny minority or did his views represent the opinions of a cobsiderable class.
My second is how do you think they could be anyway to have a society constructed on such principles in the case of say a victorias Confederacy or very different USA. I realise it is rather ASB but I find the book facsinating and very well thought (in a repulsive sort of way) so would like to ask if it would be possible for any goverment to say attempt to in some way enslave the urban proletariate of society in an attempt to build such a society. How could such views gain more popularity in reaction to Capitilism? Maybe if no well thought out socialist theory appears.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fitzhugh
My first question is how popular were such views in the South was Goerge a tiny minority or did his views represent the opinions of a cobsiderable class.
My second is how do you think they could be anyway to have a society constructed on such principles in the case of say a victorias Confederacy or very different USA. I realise it is rather ASB but I find the book facsinating and very well thought (in a repulsive sort of way) so would like to ask if it would be possible for any goverment to say attempt to in some way enslave the urban proletariate of society in an attempt to build such a society. How could such views gain more popularity in reaction to Capitilism? Maybe if no well thought out socialist theory appears.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fitzhugh