On Slavery
Bill Beck reminds us that most of the people of the world have been enslaved, for a very long time.
I'd like to lodge this definition, in general:
"Slavery" is any condition in which any fully competent human being is compelled by force or its immediate threat to take any course of action other than that of his or her own choice.
I almost posted that
I almost posted that at the TMM-- glad to
see it here.
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