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For example, in Brazil, the laws for commerce workers was that the commerce owners needed to house the workers on their own home, give them food, take good care of them, and abusing them was illegal.

Slavery == evil? I don't think so...

Cool. I'll offer you food, shelter, healthcare and you'll work for me. I certainly won't abuse you but you can't decide where to live, what to work and how to live.

This kind of jobs are probably not quite good, but comparing them to slavery doesn't make sense. Slavery is probably the worst thing that happened to humanity.

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> Slavery is probably the worst thing that happened to humanity.

I saw an opinion (really can't remember the source now) that slavery was a major improvement at the time when people who won a war used to simply eradicate conquered populations completely. With invention of slavery, strong and otherwise useful individuals had a chance to survive a bit longer.

There is no one worst things that happened to humanity. I'm sure there are plenty of contenders if one looks hard enough.

I'll prefer being killed to becoming a slave for the rest of my life. I actually wonder why slaves didn't revolt at the time when guns didn't exist.

Why?

Some people don't value freedom, they value food, shelter and health.

I personally value freedom, but I understand completely people that even volunteer to slavery (yes, it happens... it still happens)

<i>Some people don't value freedom, they value food, shelter and health.</i>

I hope you understand that if you are chronically starving, "freedom (of what?)" is the last thing in your mind. That doesn't mean some people prefer slavery; it might just mean that their current situation is so horrible they are willing to trade their freedom for a mouthful.

Slavery is probably the worst thing that happened to humanity.

I wouldn't be so hasty. I have confidence in humanity's ability to come up with other, more terrible things.

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