Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 1)

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/indiana-lt-gov-micah-beckwith-posts-video-defending-law-that-declared-slaves-three-fifths-of-a-person.1174497/#post-139117884

What an insane thing to say. Clearly it didn't ensure equality. Though it was better than what the South wanted. The alternative would have been that the slave states would have had even more electoral college votes and more house seats. They wanted to treat slaves as equals only when it came to demographic data so they could strengthen their power in the federal government. That being said, praising it and saying it wasn't pro-discrimination is fucked up and disgusting.

Edit:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/indiana-lt-gov-micah-beckwith-posts-video-defending-law-that-declared-slaves-three-fifths-of-a-person.1174497/#post-139127295

Most people modify their beliefs based on what they see/experience in the world around them.

Conservatives try and modify the world to suit their beliefs.