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Originally Posted by Nebe
i was just reading about the brick making kilns in Pakistan. They pay their workers hardly anything. When a worker's family member has a medical emergency the brick kiln owner will give them a loan as a bond. Then the owner sells that bond to another brick kiln for double and then they sell it again for double. The worker is forced to pay off that bond and the result is legalized slavery.
Slavery has many forms. Just ask any submissive bible thumping stay at home housewife with an alcoholic husband with a heavy hand.
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Yes, slavery can be reduced in form to a black and white legal definition, or can expand in form to whatever "what if" definition you desire. You can ultimately say that life is slavery and only death can set you free. Or, you might say that life frees you from death. You can take it anyway you want. There are no limits the creative forms the word slavery can take. But in order to have a cohesive conversation, the same form should be used by all parties. Or, the discussion can take on a liberal escape from conservative black and white and dissolve into a creatively beautiful chaos. And the fabulous beauty of that is that everyone with his personal form will be satisfied with his own righteousness.
As for the Pakistan brick making thing . . . is that a result of what we consider a form of conservative free market, or is there a strong component of government and cultural control?
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