• Pennomi@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    I mean, genocide is probably worse. Not to imply that slavery is good in any way. (Although slavery likely does fit the definition of genocide.)

    • blitzen@lemmy.ca
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      25 days ago

      I could see arguments either way. But slavery has numbers and sheer length of time.

      • HubertManne@piefed.social
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        25 days ago

        yeah there is a lot of variables. Im kinda more pissed off if you keep me in horrid conditions and for me to work by force of pain than kill me painlessly but if I had a lot of rights and was taken pretty good care of vs being killed slowly and painfully. When it comes down to it I don’t want any of those scenarios. I mean maybe the quick and painless death in some scenarios of life.

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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      23 days ago

      I was thinking of this - Yes, slavery is bad. But is there truly nothing worse that can be done?

      I’m guessing it might be because slavery was institutionalized over such a long period, that the generational exploitation makes it worse.

      Once several generations of a lineage are treated like property, I guess one could argue that it’s worse than a single murder. Now, extrapolate this past a single individual/lineage, and I would reason that along the same logic, slavery is worse than genocide.