There is a central aspect of Douglass' thought that seems not in the least bit dated or irrelevant to current concerns.
道格拉斯的思想中有一个核心方面似乎一点都不过时,也与当前的问题毫不相干。
This very argument provides ammunition for those who claim that most of Douglass' ideas, being so representative of their time, are now obsolete.
正是这一论点为那些声称道格拉斯的大部分观点已经过时的人提供了弹药,这些观点如此地代表了他们的时代。
The fact is that Douglass was attracted to these democratic-capitalist ideals of his time because they could be used to attack slavery and the doctrine of White supremacy.