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[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -1 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 40 minutes ago)

So I think enslaves is a bit much here.

This is a voluntary program, and I'm not getting the impression it's the do this or we punish you voluntary either.

Meanwhile there are actual prisons that will force labor or severely punish you for refusing. That's enslaved.

It's also possible that the fire fighting is voluntary, but if not this, it would have been other mandatory slave work.

Yes there are slaves in prison, I'm just not entirely sure this specific circumstance is it. They are getting slaves wages though.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 hours ago

Yikes, seeing people come out of the woodworks to defend slavery...

[-] SoftTeeth@lemmy.world 38 points 18 hours ago

Slavery should be abolished.

This shouldn't be a controversial beleif in 2025.

[-] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 14 hours ago

There was a proposition to abolish it very recently in California that was rejected by the voters. Commiefornia my balls

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 14 hours ago

Fuck I was so disappointed and ashamed reading that in the election results

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 11 points 17 hours ago

It is for a lot of people below for some reason.

[-] Nojustice@lemmy.ml 27 points 18 hours ago

Lmfao at the absolutely classic .world responses in this thread. "Slavery is good actually". You guys play your role too a T.

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 9 points 13 hours ago

The ones in California are probably so glad they just voted in November to keep these prisoners enslaved.

Everyone who voted for that in LA deserves their home to burn, but I feel for all the working class casualties and people who were already homeless.

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