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[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The same way all the exploitation the west does in the countries that have been colonized is hidden. As long as people don't have to look at the actual cost of producing their cheap shit, they don't care.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

When was the last time you or anyone you know saw prison slave labor at work?

Edit: For the life of me, I can't figure out what's controversial about saying it is hidden and you've probably never seen slave labor at work.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

As a Canadian, I've been hoping you guys could abolish slavery since I learned of it decades ago.

[–] MarcoPOLO@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, the fact that it took until the 90s to close the last residential school gives me little faith that the US will make tangible moves to end slavery in this century.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I really don't get how it is not political suicide to support slavary.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It is, but not in America, Home of the fee, land of the slaves.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

That would require a functional government and active electorate.