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imnotslavic t1_j4ta1zo wrote

Reply to comment by Seeker2211 in World’s oldest rune stone found in Norway, archaeologists believe by danishistorian

Pretty much any Empire that has existed has utilized slaves, or slave-esque laborers through sharecropping or serfdom.

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[deleted] t1_j4uewz0 wrote

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christian4tal t1_j4ulanb wrote

You semi-jest of course but in doing so you also remove focus from the real slavery problems of today: Millions in Asia, Africa and the Middle East held in slave or slave-like conditions. Not to speak of sex-trafficking all over the world. Americans prisons are a minimal problem in this context.

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One-Appointment-3107 t1_j4vnbw4 wrote

There’s an estimated 50 million people living in slave like conditions according to human rights organizations and the number is on the rise

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