WHYAREWEALLCAPS

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

They used that part of the 13th that said "Well, except prisoners, those can be slaves." Local law enforcement rounded up former slaves on trumped up charges and leased them back to the same plantation owners they were freed from. Only now if they escaped they were "escaped criminals" and they could count on even northern law enforcement returning them. The US is still a pro-slavery country and will be as long as that part of the 13th amendment stands.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

His supporters will do it for him regardless, mark my words. We're going to see instances of people being shot for being Democrats after the election regardless of who wins.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's called sociopathy mixed with dementia.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Best retort, "Then why is America pushing to reinstate child labor?"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The US still used slavery as a source of labor up until about the mid 20th century. Southern states would do "prisoner leasing", where prisoners were basically given to farmers and plantation owners to do labor for free. It started right after the end of the Civil War. Many black boys and men were arrested on trumped up charges and "leased" back to the same plantation owners they were freed from.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

he was charged with battery because police said Scott resisted arrest, including kicking and head-butting an officer

Granny has some spunk left in her!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Mallet. Or at least according to my CRNA father, but he could have been pulling my leg.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here's an accident report for those curious - https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/318777

tl;dr - Air traffic controller had plane go down a taxiway that had a light pole at 28m from centerline. The 777's wingspan from centerline is 32.4m

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Anon is already a beta by buying her a drink. She should be buying him the drink.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

The problem is that businesses see it as a way to drive customers into their stores where they can then demand they either buy something or leave. This is end stage capitalism bullshit where they're trying to wring blood from a stone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Then there's the whole corporate aspect. How can you expect corporate businesses to drive people to be in their stores if you let them loiter around outside on government provided benches? If the only place to sit is in a Starbucks and they require you to buy something to stay in the store, well...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yet the vast majority of modern rednecks support anti-union and anti-worker candidates because at least they aren't Democrats.

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