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[–] drakesdoom 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

"The answer, says Lehner, lies in understanding obligatory labor in the premodern world. “People were not atomized, separate, individuals with the political and economic freedom that we take for granted.""

Not slaves, just obligatory workers. Do you think illegal aliens are undocumented immigrants too?

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[–] toats ago 

Does slavery have meaning if society is inherently cooperative?

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[–] drakesdoom 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Cooperation requires freedom.