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[-] 520@kbin.social 49 points 1 year ago

The current US prison system is effectively legalised slavery, and is a big reason why US system doesn't do reform and incentives recedivism

[-] okamiueru@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still literally in the US constitution. 13th:

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

And it only took the bloodiest civil war in history, a war we're still paying the price for not going the extra mile and abolishing the southern states and replacing them with Union members.

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Such is the price to end slavery in America and advance the worldwide abolitionist movement.

And I wish federal occupation had lasted significantly longer, enough to replace the older generation with a enlightened, Yankee way of thinking and attitude. That or go the route of Jacob Smith and just shoot about everyone above the age of ten and sell all the land for cheap.

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