.... It is true that long ago our Constitution counted blacks as 3/5ths of a person. But in time we changed that. American culture today finds slavery intolerable.
As I wrote in The Difference Between Shariah and Civilized Laws, "If our Constitution were like the Shari'ah we could never change it nor add amendments. Slaves would still be slaves and women would not be allowed to vote."
So yes, long ago, we were a bigoted, intolerant nation. [Planck's Constant] Read more
