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A comment on 'Empires of the Steppes' by Kenneth W. Harl Review. Parent comment

Re:'Empires of the Steppes' by Kenneth W. Harl Review by thriftwy on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:52AM (#37829539)
Are you seriously conflating getting all of your relatives killed in a raid and you being captured to be shipped overseas to be treated like an animal for the rest of your life - with getting married within the commnunity where you were born and raised??
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Re:'Empires of the Steppes' by Kenneth W. Harl Review by lmm on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:23PM (#37839061)
Forced marriage is generally recognised as slavery, and very common even today, and in many of these communities everyone was de facto forced to marry.
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Re:'Empires of the Steppes' by Kenneth W. Harl Review by thriftwy on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:45AM (#37842559)
And every man, too.

If you conflate these two options, though, it does not make sense to discuss anything with you.

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