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Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 6 days agoWell I could start by explaining that I, as a Chilean citizen, am subjected to a legal framework which was built upon a constitution which was made by the people of a ruler that was put in power through a CIA Operation during the administration of Richard Nixon. This constitution, while slightly modified, is still the Chilean constitution.
Enslavement is a very nuanced thing, not a boolean variable. There are many ways in which one may be and not be a slave, but yeah, legal framework is a pretty big part of that.
Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days ago
sure that’s bad, but as long as you’re nobody’s property it’s per definition no slavery
Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 6 days ago
Ok so are you saying that if I lock someone in a cage and make them do everything I want, under the conditions I want them to, and if they do not comply, they will face brutal punishment and i do this during their entire life… But I have no legal ownership over this captive person (which i PROMISE is hypothetical), it’s cool cause if I look at a dictionary, they’re not a slave?
I love how you think. You’re gonna go places, friend.
Have a blessed weekend.
Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days ago
that’d be something like deprivation of liberty, human trafficking, exploitation, physical assault etc but not slavery
Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 6 days ago
I’d like to hire you as my attorney. What are your rates?
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
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