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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by seneca on Thursday April 22, 2021 @06:47PM (#26909045)
Words have meaning, and the meaning of "slavery" is not "a bad situation". Slavery is alive and well in the world, but this story has nothing to do with it.
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Re:Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after fou... by gentleman11 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @07:13PM (#26909257)
They appointed him as a forced custodian and imprisoned him on a boat for 4 years by way of forcing him to be its guardian. That is slavery. Could he quit? Did he have any rights or freedoms while in his situation?
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