The U.S. or western nations were hardly the first to do it, but the way things came together at that point in history certainly helped.
Regardless, many countries which exploited the trans-Atlantic slave trade aren’t even that successful now, relative to the U.S. so it’s not just slavery which made America what it is.
I did not say that only the US has used slaves. I am explaining that colonialism and Imperialism have been ongoing processes for the last several centuries and explain where the wealth in the Global North comes from, and it’s from stealing it from the Global South. You seem to be intentionally missing the point out of a sense of contrarianism.
Many countries used other people as slaves, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery
The U.S. or western nations were hardly the first to do it, but the way things came together at that point in history certainly helped.
Regardless, many countries which exploited the trans-Atlantic slave trade aren’t even that successful now, relative to the U.S. so it’s not just slavery which made America what it is.
https://www.statista.com/chart/22057/countries-most-active-trans-atlantic-slave-trade/
Now days slavery is not just a west only problem though. But the west is more honest about its history than most in this regard.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-still-have-slavery
I did not say that only the US has used slaves. I am explaining that colonialism and Imperialism have been ongoing processes for the last several centuries and explain where the wealth in the Global North comes from, and it’s from stealing it from the Global South. You seem to be intentionally missing the point out of a sense of contrarianism.