Comment on America continues to fall behind the rest of the world

Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• manuremy@sopuli.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So does Europe. Modern slavery just doesn’t use chains.

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• Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Ha, you think the rest of the world doesn’t profit off slavery…

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  • Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Who said that? There a ghost in here? Which countries have it baked into their constitutions? 14 amendment.

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    • mechoman444@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Are you kidding me?

      Brazil - slavery was abolished by ordinary law in 1888 (“Lei Áurea”), predating the current 1988 constitution, which then enshrined the prohibition directly in its text.

      Mauritania - abolished slavery by decree in 1981, then criminalized it more explicitly through legislation in 2007, though this was statutory rather than a constitutional amendment.

      India (1950) – Article 23 prohibits trafficking in human beings and forced labor, including slavery-like practices. South Africa (1996) – Section 13 of the Bill of Rights bans slavery, servitude, and forced labor.

      Germany – Article 1 combined with statutory law prohibits slavery under the broader human dignity clause.

      Ghana (1992) – explicitly prohibits slavery in its Bill of Rights.

      Ethiopia (1995) – its constitution includes a slavery prohibition.

      Many Latin American constitutions (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, etc.) contain explicit anti-slavery clauses, often tracing back to 19th-century independence-era abolition.

      People acting like America is the only country that had slaves. Here’s another list for your edification!

      Portugal - among the earliest and largest traders, especially to Brazil

      Britain - dominant by the 18th century, especially via Liverpool and Bristol

      France - significant role, especially to the Caribbean (Saint-Domingue/Haiti)

      Spain - mainly through licensing other nations (asiento system) to supply its colonies

      Netherlands - major early trader, especially via the Dutch West India Company

      Denmark - smaller but notable participant.

      And what country has the most stringent laws concerning slavery and human trafficking that would be America. We hate human traffickers more than we hate pedophiles around here.

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      • Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Are you fucking joking lmao. Those are all countries which have banned slavery.

        America has never banned slavery. In fact, they baked it into the constitution.

        Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States

        Fucking disgusting country that still uses tens of thousands of slaves to this day!!

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• lemonbun@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  all cool for down with murcia but please tell me where actually is. Yeah we have underpaid workers but slavery?

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  • Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You should be embarrassed for not knowing about the 13th amendment.

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    • lemonbun@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      you should be ashamed not knowing present va past tense

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      • Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Oh yeah they get rid of the part about using prisoners as slaves when I wasn’t looking? Lol

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  • postman@literature.cafe ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m guessing prison inmates, as outlined in tge constitution?

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