Re:Controlling your own wealth as a basic human right
by noonespecial on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @11:53AM
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All of that is true, and I nearly entirely agree. I hope we find a better system.
But it's not slavery because you are not forced to produce on threat of death. My issue was the devaluation of the term "slavery", not the legitimacy of the confiscation. If you consider it entirely illegitimate, then what was described is armed robbery.
But it's not slavery because you are not forced to produce on threat of death. My issue was the devaluation of the term "slavery", not the legitimacy of the confiscation. If you consider it entirely illegitimate, then what was described is armed robbery.