[Pessimist]

"It is not a slavery using physical whips and chains, but rather slavery using the individual's own mind to control him."

That's right. Slavery, as it were, is different now. In fact one curious aspect of the post NO situation is that thousands of people will now proceed to "slave" away for a paycheck cleaning up and rebuilding the city while hundreds of millions more will slave away at their regular jobs to help pay for it.

Meanwhile, the "slaves" of NO will do what?

Who's really the slave here?

[NickatNite2003]

Been sayin this, for the *longest* time.

[oh8eleven]

"If you are not on top of the Democrat “Socialist” pyramid you will always be a slave."
There it is - in bold!

[GVnana]

Mr. Sydney Wallace puts the matter very succinctly. I hope he isn't tarred and feathered for it.

[tkathy]

The republican party was formed to keep slavery from spreading out west. The republican party fought and died to end slavery. The democrat party fought, died and undermined all efforts to end slavery and apartheid.

[hosepipe]

"You gotta serve someone"- Bob Dylan..

Medieval serfs never paid more than 10% of their earnings to their masters..
What do you pay in taxes?.. all told..

[RightWhale]

When the Americas were discovered, slavery migrated with the people to the new world

There is a level of BS here. Slavery, African slavery in particular, began in 1621 in the Virginia Company.

[Jason_b]

The problem I have with this article is that slaves, by definition, WORK!
This article talks about people who don't work. I'm not sure what they are but they sure aren't slaves. Pets perhaps?
If there are any slaves to be found, I believe it would be most useful to examine the list of taxpayers.
Who other than taxpayers work under the gun for those who have first claim on the first 50% of the labor of the working, and let the working keep what is left? That is slavery. 0.0% to 10% is a reasonable tax to support the functions of limited government. 50% is more than a bad deal, it is a slave tax. Who's crying for me?

[OldEagle]

"These socialist have looked back into history to see how to continue slavery in America, and in today’s America all the slaves are not all black. "

Is that what Sheets Byrd was talking about?

[reg45]

The slaves of today are worse off than the slaves of 1850. In 1850 their bodies were in chains but their minds were free. Today, their bodies may be free but their minds are in chains.

[RegulatorCountry]

I take exception to the statement that slavery came to America with Europeans. There is ample evidence of slavery here prior to that point. And, before anyone pounces, I do have some Cherokee and Creek ancestry, so it's not as if I stand to gain anything from stating this. Facts are facts, and overly sentimental, positive stereotypes also tend to reinforce negative ones as well.

[jordan8]

It's an odd sort of slavery where the slave sits on the porch all day and the master goes out to work.

[Ciexyz]

btt

[WasDougsLamb]

Individuals that still retained the ability to think for themselves said, “to hell with local government leaders” and got out by whatever means possible. One enterprising young man commandeered an unused school bus and drove his neighbors to safety without local government permission or help.

----There is someone who used those buses! See Ray? I say make this man the New mayor. He has more brains than the one they have now.

[ArmyTeach]

"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with his life. Hailing back to the spirit of our Scottish ancestors. The Declaration of Arbroath, the first "Declaration of Independence" 1320