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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Human trafficking, generally, is a politically correct term for slavery (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I mean with things like sex trafficking, labor trafficking, etc. IMO it should be called slavery, and those affected need to be rescued from slavery.

A pimp enslaves people

The Tate Brothers (allegedly) enslaved people.

IMO, referring to sex/labor trafficking to slavery will show it just how evil it actually is.

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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yes. California uses involuntary prison labor to fight forest fires.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/la-wildfires-prisoner-firefighter-program-criticism-rcna187436

We call it involuntary prison labor. But if we are talking about one of the countless ancient societies that used to punish people with involuntary labor, we have no problem calling those people slaves. Rome sentenced thousands of people to slavery in its various mines, and we refer to that as slavery.

We have no problem recognizing slavery in ancient cultures. But when it comes to our society, we find all sorts of euphemisms to avoid using the word "slave."

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[–] CaptainMan251@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

Holy crap. That's so gross to think about.

I would understand if the government asked "Who is able and willing to learn and help," but to force anyone to fight A WILDFIRE? That's just sending people to horrible death sentence especially if barely trained.

It reminds me of Putin conscription prisoners to fight in Ukraine, only instead of killing others the government is putting you and your fellow untrained buddies on the line

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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago

I mean, to be fair, we're not actually talking the ancient Roman mines here. Those people had incredibly short life expectancies. It's hard grueling and dangerous work, but it's not like California is seeing scores of prisoners incinerated either. I certainly haven't heard of any mass fatalities among these enslaved firefighters.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 point 2 months ago

Also, the inmates have experience fighting fires however due to their criminal record. It can be nigh impossible for an ex-convict to get a job even with their qualifications.

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