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Weren't the 19th century coal miners coerced by economic necessity to accept life threateningly bad working conditions?
Weren't the parents of the child laborers coerced by economic necessity?
How is this in any way shape or form even hard to understand and admit to?
> When, in your view, are people not coerced?
When one's general well being and access to necessities are not dependent on accepting the terms of the agreement.
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Weren't the 19th century coal miners coerced by economic necessity to accept life threateningly bad working conditions?
Weren't the parents of the child laborers coerced by economic necessity?
How is this in any way shape or form even hard to understand and admit to?
> When, in your view, are people not coerced?
When one's general well being and access to necessities are not dependent on accepting the terms of the agreement.