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And when we talk about slavery it's usually in the sense of racialized, bondage-from-birth slavery rather than penal labor. The two are very different, and usi
by RingwormOne 9y ago
And when we talk about slavery it's usually in the sense of racialized, bondage-from-birth slavery rather than penal labor.
The two are very different, and using the word 'slavery' to refer to both conflates meaning and disguises the important differences between the two.
- lliamander 9y agoI think the term you may be looking for is "Noncentral Fallacy" http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst_argument_in_the/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst...
- RingwormOne 9y agoExactly. Thank you
- bjl 9y agoPenal labor is coerced, unpaid labor which is by definition slavery. What you're referring to is chattel slavery.