• @NocturnalMorning
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    222 months ago

    We never made slavery illegal in the U.S. That’s why we make various things a crime, send people to prison, and then bam, free labor for pennies on the dollar, and sometimes nothing. And the BEST PART, they aren’t subject to labor laws, so they can treat them subhuman, and create working conditions that would make you want to puke. Yay capitalism, where everyone is just a number.

    • @spongebue
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      12 months ago

      free labor for pennies on the dollar, and sometimes nothing

      🤔

      • @NocturnalMorning
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        52 months ago

        Maybe i should have called it forced labor. They don’t exactly have a choice.

        • @spongebue
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          12 months ago

          I understand, just found the word choice to make that point amusing