pauljathome made me chortle (or should that be gortle?)
and yes, conflict is, if not the foundation of a story, a major corner stone of telling those
yet if anyone thinks eliminating slavery (or not focusing on it or not mentioning it or whichever phrase of the day is being used at this moment) will eliminate or diminish or hamstring or denude or … the potentials for conflict …
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
and there are plenty of places in our modern world where the masses are downtrodden (without slavery) and they could use a liberator or group or organization or … who are working to alleviate their suffering and oppression