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onehandle

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Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:00 PM Oct 2012

If the Conservatives of the 1% thought they could get away with reinstating slavery, would they? [View all]


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Yes, while Whistling Dixie
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I believe they already have Fgiriun Oct 2012 #1
It's better than slavery for them. factsarenotfair Oct 2012 #3
No, slaves require a substantial initial investment and ongoing care to protect that investment. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #2
Exactly. Starving masses undercutting each other to work for pennies is preferable to them. reformist2 Oct 2012 #9
No. People aren't nearly as valuable as they used to be. The modern trend is to force gov't to Romulox Oct 2012 #4
Look at our prison system. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #5
Among other things. Kalidurga Oct 2012 #6
We do have slavery; it's now done with money instead of laws. begin_within Oct 2012 #7
No, and I think it's utter insanity to believe that anyone would contemplate such a thing slackmaster Oct 2012 #8
What do you think our prisons are? What do you think undocumented labor is? valerief Oct 2012 #10
They use slaves in other countries EC Oct 2012 #11
they basically want free range slaves Johonny Oct 2012 #12
Who says slavery ever ended really? It just evolved into sharecropping, then the company store, Erose999 Oct 2012 #13
They've already done a pretty fucking good job of it, but this time it's economic, not race based. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #14
Slavery is just part of capitalism. It's not personal it's just business. rhett o rick Oct 2012 #15
Extreme debt IS slavery. There is more than $1 trillion debt for student loans. Fire Walk With Me Oct 2012 #16
I've met quite a few disgusting racists Ter Oct 2012 #17
Not just for blacks either. Ganja Ninja Oct 2012 #18
Yes, if overseas sweatshops and prison labor felix_numinous Oct 2012 #19
I would like tomake them slaves!!! underoath Oct 2012 #20
Yes, but they wouldn't limit to just the South and blacks.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #21
They already have--here and abroad. It just isn't called slavery. Skidmore Oct 2012 #22
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