[Regal]

“Were slaves mistreated? Sure, some were. But they were the exception, not the rule.”
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Slavery is mistreatment. The most heinous mistreatment possible is taking one’s freedom. Even if you put them up in a mansion, and clothe them in silk, anyone who is a slave is abused.

Talking about well treated slaves is like a date-rapist pointing out that he bought her a nice dinner first.

[cripplecreek]

Talking about well treated slaves is like a date-rapist pointing out that he bought her a nice dinner first.

And lying about slavery is how the left manages to keep them there.

[central_va]

Tell me why did New York insurance companies, all still in business even today, offer life insurance for slaves? Couldn’t an owner just work their slaves to death then collect the insurance? Why didn’t that happen?

[varyouga]

“Slavery is mistreatment. The most heinous mistreatment possible is taking one’s freedom. Even if you put them up in a mansion, and clothe them in silk, anyone who is a slave is abused.”

What about forcing everyone on the planet to live under a rigged monetary system for basic food and shelter?

[Jumper]

You have to be careful how you apply the term slave. You have differentiate between cultures what a slave constitutes. Additionally, even if a slave it may have been in lieu of the alternative of death.

Genghis Khan enslaved all those he did not kill, integrating them into his society and armies. All of the Europeans were once slaves too, wards of those who lived in great estates and in castles. Today those former slaves blame religion but have put their former masters on stipends worth millions as royals - they still toil and the royals live freely. Islam still practices openly subjection of everyone not in charge.

Our US Government considers prostitution overseas bondage, trafficking (of women/of children) or enslavement when oftentimes it is merely a form of employment.

Are the Chinese make Apple iPhones and Apple products slaves. Were the children working at the turn of the 20th century in American slaves to industrial plant owners?

Even a soldier in the US Army, while freely accepts his or her role, becomes enslaved to the time honored traditions of that profession - orders must be followed.

History is replete with slavery; every single society in history or civilization on earth at one time or another had slaves.

While slavery may be offensive to most of us today, it was and in many parts of the world still is acceptable to entire societies.

The UN can never stamp out slavery.

Are those working now the slaves to those who do not work but have more income and benefits based on race in the US today? Ah, slavery is always wrong and the today's American working slaves will agree that it is just a matter of how you phrase the term slave.

[ansel12]

No it isn’t, it is like talking about slaves being treated well.

You forget that until the Americans and British and white men decided that slavery was wrong and started a crusade to end it around the world, it was normal.

The fact is though, that it has not been eradicated in places like Africa and the Middle East, and Asia.

[Jolla]

While I agree with your statement my guess is, and it is only a guess, is that as slaves they had much better lives (eating, housing, clothing) than if they were not slaves. Was it wrong, absolutely, was it worse than they would have had, I doubt it. My mother picked cotton in the 30’s and she tells of her father going to the bank to borrow money to plant, the banker said “don't you need some money to cloth your (9) children?” Granddad said, nope, they may be naked but they are going to be the fattest little naked kids you ever saw.