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0 pointsgotoeleven1y ago0 comments

Please cite.

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I’m not the person you are replying to, but California had a ballot initiative that would finally eliminated slavery in California in 2024.

It failed.

If you think the US completely banned slavery, or that slavery is unpopular, you’re misinformed.

Well that was about forced labor in prisons which is a bit different.

Restricting the slave owner to the state (+ leasing to businesses) does not make it not slavery. I can't believe I have to say this.

To quote a well known (fictional) sociopath - ‘what’s to prove? It’s free labor!’

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I’m not the person you are replying to, but California had a ballot initiative that would finally eliminated slavery in California in 2024.

It failed.

If you think the US completely banned slavery, or that slavery is unpopular, you’re misinformed.

Well that was about forced labor in prisons which is a bit different.

Restricting the slave owner to the state (+ leasing to businesses) does not make it not slavery. I can't believe I have to say this.

To quote a well known (fictional) sociopath - ‘what’s to prove? It’s free labor!’

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