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minus-squarewolfrasin@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up99arrow-down1·9 days agoWhat is the US prison system but slavery with extra steps?
minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up55arrow-down1·9 days agothere aren’t even really extra steps considering slavery is perfectly legal in prisons according to the constitution
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 days agoIt seems like less steps: consolidate the whole racket, let the state enforce and pay for it, and let the enslavers continue to profit. This seems much easier and more reliable than the prior decentralized system of private enslavers.
minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agodon’t worry we still have private prisons to carry on the tradition
What is the US prison system but slavery with extra steps?
there aren’t even really extra steps considering slavery is perfectly legal in prisons according to the constitution
It seems like less steps: consolidate the whole racket, let the state enforce and pay for it, and let the enslavers continue to profit.
This seems much easier and more reliable than the prior decentralized system of private enslavers.
don’t worry we still have private prisons to carry on the tradition