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mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI’ve already addressed the constitutional aspect of slavery in the United States.
There is no form of slavery in the U.S. that is supported by either the government or the general public.
Slavery and human trafficking are among the most serious crimes you can commit in America and are prosecuted aggressively with severe penalties.
We do not have legal slavery. What we do have is significant wealth and wage inequality, which is an entirely different discussion worth having, just not here.
At this point, it feels like you just want to take cheap shots at America. That’s your prerogative. We allow that sort of criticism here. Criticize the country all you want.
We’re still better than you.
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nothing, nothing happened to any of my comments.
There’s no active slave labor in the United States. That is an objective fact.
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
America is one of the worst empires to ever exist lmao, you’re not better than anyone at all.
Slavery and human trafficking aren’t crimes at all in America. The president is a pedophile rapist human trafficker, and you use prisoners as slaves in almost every state!! You know nothing of your own country, or your willfully evil to defend it!
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Right.
So what country are you from?
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I’ll correct you once again: slavery, pedophilia, and human trafficking are all extremely illegal in this country, and they are punished severely.
No. They simply aren’t. You’re wrong. Thanks for the comment.
Again, we aren’t talking about my country. You seem eager to know, because you want to point your finger at anything that distracts from the vileness of your country. Sorry, not taking the bait. Death to America.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There we have it. Thank you. That’s close enough.
The reason we’re not discussing your country is because you know it’s worse than ours.
You think America is such a terrible country that we enslave our own people, commit all these horrible acts, and somehow deserve the death of an entire population. So what exactly makes you better than an American?
I’d say you’re significantly worse than the average American by any reasonable standard.
You’re just an immoral elitist who thinks he’s better than America because he parrots state media from his own country.
You can hate America as much as you want, but the reality is that the United States remains one of the most powerful countries on Earth. If your argument ultimately boils down to wishing death on millions of people while claiming moral superiority, you’ve already lost the moral argument.
Krono@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
According to the ACLU, prisoners at the Louisiana State Pen (Angola) pick cotton and sugarcane for $0.02/hr. Many must work for up to 3 years without pay to be eligible for this wage.
Those who “choose” not to work are placed in solitary confinement, a practice that is considered torture in most first world nations.
You can read the full report here Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ok. Louisiana has one of the worst prison systems in America. The judicial system is irrationally racist against black men.
Congratulations on pinpointing one of the horrendous social issues that we have in America.
What country are you from?
Krono@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
The “horrendous social issue” at hand is forcing people to work without pay. Another word for this is “slavery”. I’m sure you’ve caught on by now that the 13th amendment has a loophole for enslaving convicts.
Not sure how it’s relevant, but I live in the US.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I am aware of all of this, and I’ve consistently acknowledged it throughout this entire exchange. I’m not deceiving myself into believing I live in some kind of utopia. I don’t. America has very serious problems.
I asked what country they’re from because it’s relevant to the discussion. There is not a single country on Earth that is free of blemishes, whether in its history or in its present.
Calling America a bad country while living in a country with its own serious flaws is an act of hypocrisy.
We’re all just people living on the same planet, each under whatever political system we happened to be born into.
If you live in America, then you know how good many aspects of life are here. It’s not the best country on Earth, and we absolutely have severe problems that need to be addressed. But it’s still a good place to live, with good people and a culture that has produced an enormous amount of good for the world. Our leadership is often disappointing, and the rise of nationalism is genuinely concerning. Those are problems worth opposing in every lawful way we can.
What I’m not willing to do is join in treating America as though it’s uniquely evil while ignoring the faults of every other nation. I love the United States. I’m a patriot. I love the people who live here, and I have no desire to leave for another country.
Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Dumbass, your country uses prisoners for slaves even in California. It’s not some niche occurance. Your defense of it is disgusting.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hold on. I’m not defending anything. I am outright stating that we are doing this.
Our prison system is atrocious. It’s third world. It’s absolutely terrible.
What country are you from?