Editing Abolitionism (section)

==Beliefs==
Abolitionism, as already mentioned, opposes [[File:Slavery.png]] [[Caste_System|slavery]] and believes that it would be something inhuman, as it believes that humans are born free. It is [[File:Cultcenter.png]] [[:Category:Cultural_Center|culturally ambiguous]], as there are as many [[File:Conservative.png]] [[Conservatism|conservative]] abolitionists as there are [[File:Prog-u.png]] [[Progressivism|progressives]], although most slave regimes are [[File:InfReactionaryism.png]] [[Reactionaryism|culturally reactionary]]. Most oppose [[File:Colonial.png]] [[Imperialism#Colonialism|colonialism]] and [[File:Racism.png]] [[Racial_Nationalism|racism]], because of slavery in the [[File:PanAmer.png]] Americas and [[File:Cball-AfricanUnion.png]] Africa, with many (especially in Latin America and Africa) associating abolitionism with [[File:Antiimp.png]] anti-imperialism, although there is debate about this. Abolitionism was influenced by [[File:Enlightenment.png]] [[Enlightenment_Thought|Enlightenment]] and [[File:Clib.png]] [[Classical_Liberalism|Classic Liberal]] ideals ([[File:AdamSmith.png]] Adam Smith, [[File:JohnLocke.png]] John Locke (debated), [[File:Garfield.png]] James Garfield and others) and by some Judeo-Christian examples. Abolitionism is also economically neutral, as the only economic position in fact is opposition to the slave economy, which can range from [[File:Soc-h.png]] [[Socialism|socialist]] to [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|capitalist]].

Abolitionism has been fused with both [[File:LeftAbolition.png]] left-wing and [[File:RightAbolition.png]] right-wing theory. [[File:LeftAbolition.png]] Leftist abolitionists believe [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] has allowed and in large-part originated in [[File:Slavery.png]] slavery in the past and will enable slavery in the future, while comparing modern-day working conditions to slave labor, trapping people in poverty. [[File:RightAbolition.png]] Rightist abolitionists on the other hand hold that the [[File:Markets.png]] free market and [[File:Lib.png]] liberal ideas are necessary for the abolition of slavery and compare slavery to conditions in [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] countries such as [[File:Cball-USSR.png]] {{PBW|Soviet Unionball|The Soviet Union}} and [[File:NeoComBall.png]] {{PBW|Warsaw Pactball|other Warsaw Pact members}}.

Abolitionism has a complicated relationship with [[File:Religious.png]] religion. [[File:Christy.png]] Christian institutions have historically been used to defy prejudice and slavery while in other times being used to justify it. [[File:Augustinianism.png]] [[Christian Theocracy|Saint Augustine]] described it as resulting from sin and many of the first abolitionist organisations and activists were Christian, such as [[File:JohnBrown.png]] John Brown. Other examples of historical Christian opposition to slavery could be:
*[[File:Moses.png]] Moses freeing the Hebrew people
*Deuteronomy 23:15-16
*Isaiah 58:6-9
*Quakers
*Pope Benedict XIV, Pius VII, [[File:Pius_IX.png]] Pius IX, Gregory XVI and [[File:LeoXIII.png]] Leo XIII

Slavery and [[File:IslamicAbolition.png]] abolitionism are also an extensive topic within [[File:Muslim.png]] Islam. Throughout history, many Muslim states practiced slavery with the first country to abolish slavery being [[File:Cball-Tunisia.png]] {{PBW|Tunisiaball|Tunisia}}, closely followed by [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] {{PBW|Ottomanball|The Ottoman Empire}}. The Qu'ran itself speaks in length on slavery, and slavery was a key part of the early Arabic world. Many prophets oppose slavery using intepretations from the Qu'ran, such as the condemnation of anyone who enslaves a free man.