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		ghssds 47 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the ... > Someone convinces a whole bunch of people that maybe slavery is actually super useful sometimes? Thirteenth amendment. Actually the thirteenth amendment explicitely allows slavery to exist in a case a whole bunch of people (maybe even yourself) think is super useful.

shadowgovt 47 days ago [–]

I was handwaving around the exception for criminals, but I concede your point: it's an oversimplification to say slavery is strictly illegal.

(One can also make some interesting arguments around the notion of the draft).

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