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Writing in 2008, it is easy to find people who are absolutely opposed to slavery, but I have not had such luck finding people who are opposed to 50% slavery, or 35% slavery, or even 10% slavery. The concept of slavery is that man “A” works, and the fruits of his labor are taken against his will by man...
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[quote user="Grant"]Trading in something does not mean to acknowledge that it is just, any more than I acknowledge that government is just by voting or paying a traffic fine.[/quote]You do those things only because you are backed up against a wall by the state. Who's forcing you to buy...
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[quote user="gethky"]2. Keepng or selling slaves does indeed involve coercion and is therefore immoral, but not necessarily criminal sans government.[/quote]If something is a violation of natural law, then it's naturally criminal, government or sans government. Slavery is the theft of one's...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]To respond: I disagree. I could dig up some photos of child slaves in India or elsewhere, today . You have absolutely no idea of telling whether they're slaves-by-contract or not.[/quote]If they're slaves, they're slaves. There is no such thing as a slave by...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]If I'm a slave-by-contract, I'm going to do my job, but I'm still going to think, "This is b******t!"[/quote]You can't be a slave by contract. If you don't like your employer, quit. Likewise, if you don't like having consensual sex with...
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[quote user="Grant"][quote user="gethky"]If free trade per se is amoral, then is free trade in slaves immoral?[/quote]That is a good question. Obviously the appropriation of slaves is immoral. But what about the trader who simply buys and sells them? The trader could free the slaves...
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[quote user="Nathyn"][quote user="Yan Grenier"]You are probably childishly refering to the fact that people can physically write on a piece of paper that they are selling away their body and volition, thus completely walking around and avoiding the fact that writing words on a sheet...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]In a lot of others cases, such as modern slavery, people became slaves-by-debt.[/quote]I fail to see how anyone could become a slave through debt. If you owe me money, you can get out of it in multiple ways. 1. Give me the money you owe me. 2. Kill yourself. 3. Convince...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]I'm perfectly capable of throwing away my volition, in three ways: #1. Supporting the government and having them make decisions for me.[/quote]You still have your volition, you simply choose, of your own volition, not to use it for any other purpose than that one choice...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]It's not impossible. It's completely feasible. I say, "I will work for you for my entire life if you just provide basic food and shelter." He may simply not see that as slavery.[/quote]It's only slavery if I prevent you from leaving my employment....