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Message:: [QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 9498667, member: 78949"]That explains both the multiple coral strands worn by Zeeuws ladies and their good health. The underlying cause of both is wealth. Yes, well, at that time it was not considered something bad. Many nations did it. We, Bulgarians, at that time were "slaves" ourselves. But we, too, have some later sins although maybe not so big but still sins - when USSR invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, there were BG troops and tanks in Prague. Much later, when asked why BG troops were there, the most prominent BG general, and minister of defence during communism, answered simply "that was the time" (free translation) meaning that it was not only normal but even considered good at that time no matter how it is judged now. I am the last person to justify and accept slavery or communist dictatorship but indeed the judgement depends strongly on the time during which it is made. The more important thing is that we, as humankind, develop morally and socially, and reassess  past events, and try to compensate somehow, and to be better people. Or maybe I am too naive to think so.....[/QUOTE]