whoever relays stuff 🇵🇸🏴☠️🇺🇲 on Nostr: Let me reiterate that freedom of movement is all we actually get out of what we call ...
Let me reiterate that freedom of movement is all we actually get out of what we call "Lincoln freeing the slaves."
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What makes someone a slave?
You're supposed to be focused on the work demanded of you - check ☑
It's against the rules for you to refuse the work demanded of you - check ☑
Whoever's at the top of your chain of command is allowed to physically injure you with no consequences - check ☑
You're not allowed to have your own savings - uncheck, then check ☑ when FDR confiscated everyone's gold, then uncheck when Satoshi invented Bitcoin, I guess
You're not allowed to go anywhere without permission - uncheck, thanks Lincoln
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What makes a slave's conditions especially bad?
Whoever's at the top of your chain of command can get away with not only harming you, but outright killing you - check ☑
It's not just that they "can get away" with it, it's that they're straight-up allowed to do it, they don't even need to hide it or anything, they can just order you to be killed and it is done for them and they can brag about it for the rest of their lives and nothing is supposed to happen to them because of it - check ☑
Whoever's at the top of your chain of command feels zero sympathy for you as a living creature - check ☑
It's not just that they feel zero sympathy, it's that they are outright sadistic and enjoy torturing you mentally and physically in every way they can at every moment they can, which is your entire life - check ☑
It's not just that they enjoy torturing you, it's that they've spent hundreds of years meticulously learning to be very good at causing human suffering and torturing you is like their special skill - check ☑
If you try to have your own savings or anything of your own, you'll be punished severely for it - check ☑ even after Satoshi invented Bitcoin
If you try to go anywhere without permission, the sentence is death - uncheck, Lincoln gave everyone permission forever remember? And seriously, that's all the "freeing the slaves" he actually did.
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What makes someone a slave?
You're supposed to be focused on the work demanded of you - check ☑
It's against the rules for you to refuse the work demanded of you - check ☑
Whoever's at the top of your chain of command is allowed to physically injure you with no consequences - check ☑
You're not allowed to have your own savings - uncheck, then check ☑ when FDR confiscated everyone's gold, then uncheck when Satoshi invented Bitcoin, I guess
You're not allowed to go anywhere without permission - uncheck, thanks Lincoln
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What makes a slave's conditions especially bad?
Whoever's at the top of your chain of command can get away with not only harming you, but outright killing you - check ☑
It's not just that they "can get away" with it, it's that they're straight-up allowed to do it, they don't even need to hide it or anything, they can just order you to be killed and it is done for them and they can brag about it for the rest of their lives and nothing is supposed to happen to them because of it - check ☑
Whoever's at the top of your chain of command feels zero sympathy for you as a living creature - check ☑
It's not just that they feel zero sympathy, it's that they are outright sadistic and enjoy torturing you mentally and physically in every way they can at every moment they can, which is your entire life - check ☑
It's not just that they enjoy torturing you, it's that they've spent hundreds of years meticulously learning to be very good at causing human suffering and torturing you is like their special skill - check ☑
If you try to have your own savings or anything of your own, you'll be punished severely for it - check ☑ even after Satoshi invented Bitcoin
If you try to go anywhere without permission, the sentence is death - uncheck, Lincoln gave everyone permission forever remember? And seriously, that's all the "freeing the slaves" he actually did.