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minus-squareDrSteveBrule@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoWhat do you think about indentured servitude being called slavery?
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-220 days agoI agree that’s slavery. There is slavery in the US prison system as well. These prisoners are supposedly doing this specific job voluntarily, with pay. That is not indentured servitude.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoVoluntarily risking their life for 5 to 10 bucks a day. Suuure.
What do you think about indentured servitude being called slavery?
I agree that’s slavery.
There is slavery in the US prison system as well.
These prisoners are supposedly doing this specific job voluntarily, with pay. That is not indentured servitude.
Voluntarily risking their life for 5 to 10 bucks a day. Suuure.