Modern Slavery

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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by Joe » Fri May 31, 2019 1:43 am

A rare and special talent. Special. Yeah, that's the ticket! :cheers:
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by laklak » Fri May 31, 2019 2:10 am

Taxation isn't slavery, it's theft. Armed robbery, actually, if you think about it. Fuckers with guns will come get you if you don't pay up. Nice lookin life you got there, bubba, shame if somethin was to happen to it.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by pErvinalia » Fri May 31, 2019 2:25 am

Life is fucking slavery.
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by laklak » Fri May 31, 2019 3:04 am

I didn't ask to be born!
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by JimC » Fri May 31, 2019 3:53 am

I asked to be Bjorn, but I wasn't nordic enough... :(
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by JimC » Fri May 31, 2019 5:01 am

pErvinalia wrote:
Fri May 31, 2019 2:25 am
Life is fucking slavery.
Don't worry, rEv, death will free those shackles... :console:
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by Brian Peacock » Fri May 31, 2019 7:42 am

Comparison to Seth is a kind of compliment... of the backhanded variety. :tea:

The difference with Seth is that his, erm, arguments are assertive affairs focused on rendering opinion into absolute normative truth. The similarity between this screed and some of Seth's, erm, arguments is that in trying to explain things to others I'm really trying to explain things to myself.
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by Joe » Fri May 31, 2019 2:05 pm

Fortunately, my invocation of Seth was in reference to my discomfort and not your "screed," so you have been spared the comparison.

Besides, I've never seen you set up a strawman with a loaded question, one of Seth's favorite techniques. :coffee:
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by DRSB » Sat Jun 01, 2019 6:51 am

JimC wrote:
Thu May 30, 2019 2:53 am
In Eastern Europe, it's common to be a wage Slav...

I'll get my coat... :shifty:
In Eastern Europe most people are Slavs in every way. :prof:

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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by DRSB » Sat Jun 01, 2019 6:53 am

Seriously though, nowadays you cannot easily sell anything for a wage. Candidate slaves go through excruciating application processes only to be turned down.

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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by pErvinalia » Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:30 am

I'm a welfare slave.
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by Rum » Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:40 am

I used to look at my wage slip and the pension deductions and think what a wage slave I was, losing so much every month.

Now I’m a fully certified free pensioner!

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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by JimC » Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:58 am

Rum wrote:
Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:40 am
I used to look at my wage slip and the pension deductions and think what a wage slave I was, losing so much every month.

Now I’m a fully certified free pensioner!
Free range pensioners are the best!
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Re: Modern Slavery

Post by rainbow » Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:33 am

You asked for it!
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