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Aboriginal Australians used as forced labor by European settlers, 1902 (lemmy.world)
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[–] 61 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Slave. The word is slave. "Forced labor" sounds like it's downplaying the severity.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    I don't mean to downplay the severity, but there are procedural differences. Slavery was pro forma banned at the time. Effectively, I agree, for all practical purposes of the folk in chains, it was slavery.

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