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		jmcqk6 on June 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Where was the Lord?': Slave testimonies 2 centuries? You might want to check your math on that. And also language. Illegal is not the same as extinct. So if you're looking for things that have been overlooked, you might start right here.

Protostome on June 17, 2019 [–]

I'm not sure I understand your comment. Slavery is illegal, that means that we as a society reject and punish those who practice it.

The question of whether it will ever disappear is a question of enforcement/policy and not of moral values.

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