Modern slavery includes forced labor, bonded labor, trafficked people, and child labor - it’s analogous to chattel style historic slavery in that the conditions are similar.
No, no it’s not. NGOs conflate the two sometimes to draw attention to an important issue, but a job where you get a bit underpaid and can’t quit early is not the same as what’s in Roots.
Actual chattel slavery still lingers in places, but only pretty marginal and lightly populated ones. Mauritania is an infamous example.
Current estimates are 50m people living in these conditions today, vastly more than at any time in human history.
Global population in 1 AD was around 200 million. 25% slaves isn’t impossible.
And going by absolute number instead of proportion is another lie with statistics you might be repeating. Yes, population has grown. What does that have to do with it?
No, no it’s not. NGOs conflate the two sometimes to draw attention to an important issue, but a job where you get a bit underpaid and can’t quit early is not the same as what’s in Roots.
Actual chattel slavery still lingers in places, but only pretty marginal and lightly populated ones. Mauritania is an infamous example.
Global population in 1 AD was around 200 million. 25% slaves isn’t impossible.
And going by absolute number instead of proportion is another lie with statistics you might be repeating. Yes, population has grown. What does that have to do with it?
But slaves are not, in fact, less common today.
Sure, just ignore the whole comment.