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I think a really big problem with these discussions is that "slavery" is too broad a term. There's a huge difference between the brutal chattel slavery of black
by preommr 6y ago
I think a really big problem with these discussions is that "slavery" is too broad a term. There's a huge difference between the brutal chattel slavery of black people in early American history and what some people call being "corporate slave" where someone has to work long hours in a white collar job. And yet, people still use the word "slave" for both. And the usage is both serious and unironic.
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoThe actual article goes into a lot of analysis of exactly what they mean by slavery in relation to ancient slave societies.
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- vixen99 6y agoThe 'problem' is introduced by you. The subtitle is "The glittering city-states of the Persian Gulf fit the classicist Moses Finley’s criteria of genuine slave societies" and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_21st_century which expands on the topic worldwide, isn't about working long hours in a white collar job.
- monadic3 6y agoDid you mean blue collar? The articulation of american wage slavery does not typically orient around white collar jobs.
- tokai 6y agoNo it's not a broad term. It is precisely defined by international conventions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_Slavery_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_Slavery_Convention