CharlieHall Said:
“except America’s founding fathers, who also were slave holders” (quoting me) and then said…”Many were not slaveowners. And some became abolitionists.”
Response: This was not intended as a lesson in American history. Indeed, New Jersey allowed women to vote from the beginning, or at least since 1797.
Joseph’s point was the majority opinion at that time was that women should not/could not, and my response was the majority opinion at that time was blacks could be owned. Neither is correct. I also note that many of the founders held more liberal views, but either A) wanted the convenience of owning slaves, or B) felt that lechatchila, there should be no slaves, but the nation was not ready for it and so bedieved, it was ok.
I have heard that same explanation given for why the torah sanctioned slavery.