We would never have thought to own other humans if we hadn't done this first

and, billionaires are buying a Montana mountain range and privatizing it

vol. 6 issue 16

Photo by Nathan Anderson

Greetings,

In conversation with someone today, the topic of this region of Kentucky’s slavery history came up. I countered with a radical response.

I said, No one would have ever thought to own other humans if we hadn’t thought it was okay to own the land first.

This topic has been on my mind a lot, actually. Ever s…