At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five states since April 2025

Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by happytoexplain on Sunday May 17, 2026 @01:47PM (#48171205)

True, but that's not what "feel like a slave" means as an English phrase - i.e. the phrase does not mean, "feel like you're resisting like a slave", it's "feel like you're helpless like a slave". It's an insult meant to make you accept your conditions, not fight against them.

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Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by new_account_100 on Sunday May 17, 2026 @01:48PM (#48171239)

I'm the person who said it, and I explained what I meant. Don't put words in my mouth.

I'm speaking from the perspective of an American worker. I feel that the relationship between capital and labor in the United States remains linked to slavery, even 150+ years after its formal abolition here.

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Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by happytoexplain on Sunday May 17, 2026 @01:51PM (#48171272)

I'm referring to the phrase Quarrelsome used ("[it's a choice] to feel like a slave"), not your original usage.

My criticism of Quarrelsome is that, in my opinion, "It's your choice to be a slave" means "resist"; while "it's your choice to feel like a slave" means "accept it". I felt you were being too charitable to them.

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Re:At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five sta... by new_account_100 on Sunday May 17, 2026 @02:01PM (#48171421)

> My criticism of Quarrelsome is that, in my opinion, "It's your choice to be a slave" means "resist"; while "it's your choice to feel like a slave" means "accept it". I felt you were being too charitable to them.

That was my initial reaction too, I was just choosing to be charitable

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