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36. That is exactly how they would sell it n/t

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Fri Jun 22, 2012, 10:32 AM

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If the GOP had full control, would slavery be on the table? [View all] Cyrano Jun 2012 OP

Most of them secretly want that but no it would not be proposed libtodeath Jun 2012 #1

I know a certain Freeper who's gonna have a field day with this one B2G Jun 2012 #44

Ermm.. slavery already exists and ananda Jun 2012 #2

Don't forget the self inflicted slavery of 'unpaid internships' Sirveri Jun 2012 #59

I don't think you are "out there" I think you are correctly perceiving the LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #3

slavery already is on the table magical thyme Jun 2012 #4

You're right, but with full control, they'd drop all pretenses Cyrano Jun 2012 #5

And really if you think about it they're much better off too lunatica Jun 2012 #10

And don't forget the Georgia state pols last year Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #24

Please remind your teabagger at work that only one state had a viable slave population. ieoeja Jun 2012 #27

Do you have a source for your assertion that slaves were dying off faster coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #41

Probably "Battle Cry of Freedom" ieoeja Jun 2012 #51

Not sure whether you are referring to the song "Battle Cry of Freedom," sung by coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #57

Actually, Kentucky was a "breeder" state Bake Jun 2012 #53

I could totally see that happening B2G Jun 2012 #6

It would be called The 'Freedom Wages Initiative' though lunatica Jun 2012 #7

Yep. The Thugs are great at naming Cyrano Jun 2012 #14

True dat! polichick Jun 2012 #35

No because slaves have to be fed, clothed, and housed to keep them alive aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #8

Slaves are considered to be property and Cyrano Jun 2012 #12

yes, a return of slave labor with the cutback of hard earned regulations and overtime pay WI_DEM Jun 2012 #9

Get real concerned1234 Jun 2012 #11

Republicans give a rats ass about the Constitution??? Cyrano Jun 2012 #16

That's why prison labor is so unpopular these days.. Fumesucker Jun 2012 #19

It's here - Privatized Prisons + Prison Labor ThoughtCriminal Jun 2012 #13

Slavery already is on the table: private prisons. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #15

Not to mention today's virtually privatized Supreme Court Cyrano Jun 2012 #17

You are talking crazy edhopper Jun 2012 #18

Oh, come on, now. I've lived in the south for over 40 years and I've never heard anyone, Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #20

Okay, they wouldn't call it "slavery." Cyrano Jun 2012 #22

Bwa-ha-ha: "segregation had it's (sic) merits". Ah, for the good 'ole days coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #42

Agreed. This topic is pathetic. IndyPragmatist123 Jun 2012 #43

It's not much of a reach, actually. hifiguy Jun 2012 #48

Yes. But it would be called something Orwellian. hifiguy Jun 2012 #21

It already is. Do you want fries with that order? HopeHoops Jun 2012 #23

Watch the movie C.S.A Confederate States of America kimbutgar Jun 2012 #25

Romney doesn't need charisma. All he needs is Cyrano Jun 2012 #26

Wage slavery clang1 Jun 2012 #28

Republicans controlled everything from 2002-2006 B2G Jun 2012 #29

Nope. No slavery all right, clang1 Jun 2012 #31

LOL, WTF?!? It's a nice day outside today... OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #30

They already have slaves in their prisons. Riley18 Jun 2012 #32

+1 n/t clang1 Jun 2012 #34

Indentured servitude. bigmonkey Jun 2012 #33

That is exactly how they would sell it n/t clang1 Jun 2012 #36

Sure but they wouldn't call it that. raouldukelives Jun 2012 #37

ROFL n/t clang1 Jun 2012 #39

No. It's cheaper to get rid of minimum wage and make sure unemployment's high. Octafish Jun 2012 #38

and the absence of evidence is proof of their secret plot Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #40

I finally saw JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #45

Doesn't batshit insanity belong in the Creative Speculation forum? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #46

Actually, batshit insanity is the atmosphere inside Cyrano Jun 2012 #47

You are spot on target clang1 Jun 2012 #49

Shared on prisonslavery1 Jun 2012 #50

Welcome to DU. GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #58

they would call it a 'jobs plan' spanone Jun 2012 #52

read the NEW JIM CROW by Michele Alexander dembotoz Jun 2012 #54

It's happening now loyalsister Jun 2012 #55

Wow ThomasP Jun 2012 #56

Prison labor, outsourcing, wage theft - these things already exist. Initech Jun 2012 #60

What is to be done? prisonslavery1 Jun 2012 #61

It's on the table ~ In their book WE are the slaves goclark Jun 2012 #62