The slaves obviously disliked being slaves. The free people of color were still subject to legal discrimination no matter how wealthy they became. And the poor whites, in addition to being poor, were resentful of all the privileges held by the wealthy people of color. And the Grand Blancs were complaining about French trade laws and the government's attempts to slightly improve the living and working conditions of slaves. Basically, they were saying that government shouldn't be in the business of regulating business. And everyone was unhappy, but the slaves were by far the worst off. Mr. Green, Mr. Green, you're always saying how much slavery sucks, but is it really any worse than having to work for, like, subsistence?