> First, comparing capitalism to Auschwitz is obscene. That phrase has been used before and after the holocaust to justify cruelty, but fair enough, it was in

> First, comparing capitalism to Auschwitz is obscene. That phrase has been used before and after the holocaust to justify cruelty, but fair enough, it was in bad taste. Any thoughts on the obscenity of sending grandma to work the fields so she can afford her oatmeal? > Second, nothing in nature is free. It isn't free for animals today: all of their energy is expended just staying alive. Humans today work harder for their resources than hunter-gatherers did. Something is wrong with that. > The death rate for children and mothers was horrifically high until fairly recently. Again, it wasn't as high if you look further back. > Entire diseases, once deadly or debilitating, have been cured. One of society's great success, although again, these diseases only really started to spread once we decided to clump together year-round and slave away in the fields. > It's sad that people instead babble about "slavery" and "sugjugation," things they know nothing about. Good thing you're here to inform us all about how the people in the article, and forced labor around the world really need to shift their perspective and understand how good they've got it.