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Maturing is realizing that the west never ended slavery. Capitalism necessitated that it be outsourced to the global south.
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Anonymous 3w

Well yes but they did make it illegal in the US so technicalities I guess- and they make it so that we have blinders on for what goes on anywhere else

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Anonymous 3w

Not really capitalism realized slavery is more inefficient compared to industrialization. Which is why Britain decided to end it 1834 when they had industrialized. You don’t see a push of outsourcing to the global south till the 1960s even then in a limited amount of

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Anonymous 3w

The global south has seen an income boom

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

Well prison labor is still slavery and wage theft especially against the undocumented falls along the same lines

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

Of course slavery still exists, but its mostly an issue in heavily controlled economies, not free markets. The US has sanctions on North Korea, Eritrea, and Mauritiania

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