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Ohio lawmakers want to abolish slavery loophole from state constitution (www.nbc4i.com)
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It feels like there shouldn't really be discussion on this, which is when reps trying to defend prison labor start to speak up

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[–] KingStrafeIV@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Slavery is slavery. Allowing profit from incarceration incentivizes incarceration.

[–] kbyanyname@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is weird to hear them just say it so directly, at least

[–] KingStrafeIV@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, it's the post-Trump reality. They realized they don't need to dog-whistle anymore because they maintain power through culture war bullshit and gerrymandering.