Topic: Is Daenerys Targaryen ruining the economy of Essos by abolishing slavery?

Anonymous A started this discussion 13 years ago #29,503

A common debate among Game of Thrones readers and viewers. Where do you stand on this issue?

Poll option	Votes	Percentage
She is ruining the economy.	1	25%
She is not ruining the economy.	1	25%
She should just drink Sprite.	2	50%

squeegee joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 58 minutes later[^] [v] #431,000

It's fine, after she sacks a city new slavers move right back in after she leaves.
She'll figure it out though and stay in maureen and rule as a queen and learn how to command a kingdom.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #431,002

@previous (squeegee)
*mereen

!KThEOwLwbU joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 9 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,198

she is ruining it but it deserves to be ruined

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 3 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,200

@previous (!KThEOwLwbU)
Doesn't it also ruin the economy of Westeros?

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,201

@previous (A)
Does it ruin your fucking face?

!KThEOwLwbU replied with this 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,213

@431,200 (A)

No, slavery is unheard of and illegal in Westeros. Jorah Mormont was stripped of his titles and sentenced to death for selling poachers to slavers.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,223

@previous (!KThEOwLwbU)
I was referring to trading. Export and import goods.

!KThEOwLwbU replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #431,224

@previous (A)

Westeros trades more often with the free cities than slaver's bay. The cities in slaver's bay generally only trade in slaves, so they do not interact with Westerosi. For example, in the latest book Daeneries is struggling to come up with an economy for Mereen. Apart from slaves, the only previous export was wine which is not popular because Mereenese grapes tend to give a bitter wine.

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