Third Side of an Issue

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe points out the many layers of "both sides" of the slavery issue. However, I think, thus far, that her point is that there is not a correct stance on the issue and parts must be taken for both aspects.
For instance, the "Northern" philosophy of slavery being cruel and un-Christian is correct. However, at least from Stowe's point of view, there still lingered a segregation and almost disgust of encountering the blacks. Therefore, although citing the Bible for defense, these individuals were not letting the true purpose be manifest: that of treating all humans like unto themselves. In like manner, although there were, perhaps, slave owners who treated their slaves with kindness and possibly even indulgence, they were wrong not only for keeping humans as property, but never recognizing that they were humans and equals in intellect, emotion, and potential. Thus, there is a necessity to "choose the better part" of both sides and combine them to the perfection that is necessary for true equality then or now: all human are human and should be treated as such. The Golden Rule truly applies in human rights' positions.
There continues to be work that needs to be accomplished as our society looks upon the issue of HUMAN rights and equality. There continues to be a pervading misconception that to promote the rights of one group (women, black, Hispanic, or whatever) while simultaneously punishing another (white, men, whatever). Only when society recognizes this will we ever truly triumph over the persecutions, punishments, and guilt of the past to build a brighter future.

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