Quote Originally Posted by leo9 View Post
And I did not intend any such conclusion. When I refered to those who pointed out the antiquity of slavery, and who concluded that because it had lasted for so long it must and should last forever, my point was that they failed to recognise that the world had changed. Whether or not slavery was a good thing in Classical times, that was not a justification for it in the Nineteenth Century.

By the same token, the fact that many (not all) past civilisations have been male-dominated does not prove that such a culture is morally or practically desirable in the Twentyfirst Century.
This I agree with, thank you for clarifying.