• @LovableSidekick
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    America is falling apart, but not because some people’s pet issue is miscasting prison convict work as “slavery”. Fasten your seat belts.

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      2 hours ago

      if it’s not slavery, then why is it specifically an exception under the constitutional ban on slavery?

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      83 hours ago

      miscasting prison convict work as “slavery”

      Found the asshole voting against human rights, gross

    • @AA5B
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      Yep, we know those workers have a choice of employers and get at least minimum wage, regular increases for merit, regular holidays and personal days, the right to organize, and an assortment of benefits. Their pay is commensurate with anyone doing similar jobs, right? There’s no way that’s space labor

      • @LovableSidekick
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        Correct, prison labor is a form of involuntary servitude the 13th Amendment explicitly doesn’t apply to. Bear in mind, all this time I haven’t even argued in favor of prison labor. I’m saying calling it slavery is inappropriate, no matter how passionate you are about it.

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          “It’s not slavery, its involuntary servitude.”

          This guys is either trolling or dumb as a bag of dumb cunts

        • @spongebue
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          It can be called slavery while still being permissible under the constitution. It’s not illegal slavery, just like pre-civil war slavery in the south wasn’t illegal… But it’s still slavery.