Abolitionism

Abolitionism
"Am I not a man and brother?"
Basic Information
Aliases	Anti-Slavery
Alignments	Non-Quadrant
Ideological Influences
Influenced by	Enlightenment Thought Humanism Jewish Theocracy Protestant Theocracy (Some denominations)
Influenced	Bolivarianism Chinese Theocracy Christian Theocracy Jacobinism Radicalism
Ideological Information
Notable Theorists	Americas Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811) Mexico William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) USA John Brown (1800-1859) USA Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) USA Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) USA Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) USA Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) USA Chester Arthur (1829-1886) USA Commonwealth Realm Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Great Britain Europe Marquês de Pombal (1699-1782) Portugal Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) France Africa Mamadou Tandja (1938-2020) Niger
Variations
Schools of Thought	John Brown Thought Abolitionism Anti-Authoritarianism Anti-Racism Desalinism Giga Chadism Louverturism Native Rights Advocacy Protestant Theology Ephebophilia
Character Information
Likes	Liberty
Dislikes	Slavery
Song	Free The Slave - KALEO Oh Freedom - Odetta

Abolitionism or Anti-Slavery is a non-quadrant political ideology that is against slavery. According to his philosophy, all people, regardless of their ethnic origin, are free and should not be at the mercy of other people.

History

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Beliefs

Abolitionism, as already mentioned, opposes slavery and believes that it would be something inhuman, as it believes that humans are born free. It is culturally ambiguous, as there are as many conservative abolitionists as there are progressives, although most slave regimes are culturally reactionary. Most oppose colonialism and racism, because of slavery in the Americas and Africa, with many (especially in Latin America and Africa) associating abolitionism with anti-imperialism, although there is debate about this. Abolitionism was influenced by Enlightenment and Classic Liberal ideals (Adam Smith, John Locke (debated), James Garfield and others) and by some Judeo-Christian examples. Abolitionism is also economically neutral, as the only economic position in fact is opposition to the slave economy, which can range from socialist to capitalist.

Relationship with Christianity

There is debate regarding Christianity and slavery, as religious skeptics claim that Judeo-Christianity was used to justify slavery especially in the Middle Ages. While in fact various regimes used Christianity as a justification for slavery, many abolitionists also had a biblical basis, even if some opposed the clergy. Some examples in the history of Christianity that oppose slavery could be:

• Moses freeing the Hebrew people
• Deuteronomy 23:15-16
• Isaiah 58:6-9
• Quakers
• Pope Benedict XIV, Pius VII, Pius IX, Gregory XVI and Leo XIII
• John Brown and countless other examples

Variants

Left-Wing Abolitionism

Left-Wing Abolitionism is a variant that believes that capitalism would enable Modern Slavery/Neo-Slavery because of greed and capital accumulation. They usually preach something close to Democratic Socialism or Marxism-Leninism, with some Social Democrats. They believe in the abolition of the capitalist system that would generate "contract slavery" and socio-economic inequalities with racist content and that this would be used to exploit and oppress the working class. Some notable theorists might be Pranav Jani in "Colonialism, Slavery and the Origins of Capitalism" and Trish Hosein.

Right-Wing Abolitionism

Right-Wing Abolitionism is a variant of liberal or conservative ideals, believing that capitalism and the free market would be an essential basis for the abolition of slavery. Liberals believe that state interventionism in the economy and socialism would eventually breed slavery, with modern liberals using the Soviet Union and other communist countries as an example. Conservatives also have similar beliefs mentioned before, but combined with anti-revolutionism, tradition, nationalism and respect for religion. Some notable theorists are: Adam Smith, James Garfield, Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Johnson and the popes mentioned above, as well as the Libertarian Party's 2006 LPRadicals caucus.

Islamic Abolitionism

Islamic Abolitionism is a strand that believes that Islam can be related to the anti-slavery struggle, entering into disagreement with both Islamophobes and Extremists/Jihadists. While there have been examples before, the most notable country to enforce anti-slavery was the Ottoman Empire, with dignitaries from relevant rites opposing slavery, such as those from the Hanafi and Maliki rites. They sparked arguments with some who considered it contradictory to the Qur'an and early Islamists, although they argue that slavery was temporary and would be largely illegal. Later, Tunisia banned slavery thanks to the reformists in 1846, setting an example in the Islamic world. Currently, several Islamic prophets oppose slavery, using interpretations of the Qur'an, such as the condemnation of anyone who enslaves a free man.

John Brown Thought

John Brown was a radical abolitionist who fought in Bleeding Kansas and led an unsuccessful slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry. Brown was raised in a Puritan family which would profoundly influence his views. He believed that God was using him to act as a new Moses who would lead another race of people out of bondage. Brown believed that violence was necessary to end slavery since decades of peace had failed. Brown was a leader of abolitionist forces in Bleeding Kansas, a state level civil war to determine whether Kansas would be a slave or free state. Brown and his sons killed five slavery supporters in the Pottawatomie massacre and would lead abolitionist forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie.

In October 1859, Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia hoping to start a slave rebellion that would engulf the entire South. The plan however was poorly executed leading to Brown's capture by Robert E. Lee. Brown was tried for treason and was executed by hanging. His actions were a huge contributing factor to the Civil War with Southerners viewing him as a madman and terrorist while Northerners viewed him as a martyr and hero.

Neo-Abolitionism

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Relationships

Friends

• Civil Libertarianism - Freedom for every man - every citizen!
• Anti-Authoritarianism - Many of your proponents also support me!
• Christian Theocracy - The first religion to morally challenge slavery even though some of you once ignored that in the New World!
• Lincolnism - Thank you for freeing black slaves and defeating the Confederacy!
• Radicalism - You did great! John Brown was a true Gigachad.
• Enlightenment Thought - The main opposing force against slavery for its time. Very inspiring!
• Transhumanism and Post-Humanism - Who needs slaves when you have machines?

Frenemies

• Enlightened Absolutism - Half of your supporters are against slavery and serfdom, but the other half are in favor of... both?
• Capitalism - Most of your supporters are opposed to slavery, but many of your critics accuse you of "Neo-slavery". Care to elaborate?
  • - Sure - for only 9.99!
• Socialism - Another economic system whose supporters often resent slavery, but your opponents call you state-mandated slavery.
• Industrialism - Mechanization made slavery obsolete in many sectors (cotton picker, for example), but sweatshop labor is no better.

Enemies

• Slavery - FREE! THE! SLAVES!
• Confederatism - States' rights to what exactly? Over a slavery dispute?
• Kraterocracy - Main proponent and practitioner of the slavery system.
• Kleptocracy & Illegalism - "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."'
• Nazism - You forced many prisoners to do manual labor for you, not to mention the Holocaust!
• Stalinism - Let the Gulag prisoners go, commie!
• Jihadism - Commits acts of terrorism and kidnapping, forces women to submit to men and wear unwanted headgear, while justifying it all with religiously extremist dogmas!

Further Information

• Abolitionism
• Anti-Slavery International
• Abraham Lincoln
• Frederick Douglass