An Archive of Fugitive Slave Ads Sheds New Light on Lost Histories

Re:An Archive of Fugitive Slave Ads Sheds New Light on Lost ... by monort on Sunday May 29, 2016 @11:26PM (#11799398)

Yes, the property enforcement is involuntary, but in the absence of property slavery is not unethical. If there is no property, then why slaves have a better claim to their body and work, than someone else?

Either the idea of property is accepted implicitly, or it is ethical to enslave in some situations.

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Re:An Archive of Fugitive Slave Ads Sheds New Light on Lost ... by aninhumer on Monday May 30, 2016 @05:46AM (#11800502)

I'm not sure I follow your reasoning? Are you suggesting that control of ones labour is inextricably linked to property rights?

Being able to decide how to spend your time, and having exclusive access to particular resources are completely separate things.

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