@brad_polumbo Since slavery in the United States officially ended nationwide with the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865, and we didn't become an economic power until after the Civil War, America didn't become an economic power because of slavery.
@TheAbridgedZach Umm, to a libertarian, isn't all propaganda paid for by theft a bad thing? Yes, and all propaganda of any kind is a bad thing. We should not be trying to influence people AT ALL.