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minus-squareMammothmothman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10·9 months agoLol they just redefined the terms of slavery. Slavery is alive and well in the USA.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·9 months agoI assume you mean in a “wage slave” kinda way?
minus-squareZoboomafoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-29 months agoUnfortunately not, when slavery was abolished in the US Constitution an exception was put in for: “punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted” Which was common practice at the time, and a huge mistake in hindsight. Some states have repealed that measure in their state constitution, but the work continues
minus-squaredvoraqs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·9 months agoWell, only metaphorically, right?
minus-squarewinterayars@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·9 months agoNo, literally. Slavery is still legal as punishment for a crime. Which is why everything is illegal these days.
minus-square100_kg_90_de_belin @feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agoAs a turn of phrase
Lol they just redefined the terms of slavery. Slavery is alive and well in the USA.
I assume you mean in a “wage slave” kinda way?
Unfortunately not, when slavery was abolished in the US Constitution an exception was put in for:
“punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted”
Which was common practice at the time, and a huge mistake in hindsight.
Some states have repealed that measure in their state constitution, but the work continues
Well, only metaphorically, right?
No, literally. Slavery is still legal as punishment for a crime. Which is why everything is illegal these days.
As a turn of phrase