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- From: crdunlea@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Christopher R. Dunlea)
- Subject: Re: high school mythmakers
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.141931.28758@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <HISTORY%92110914574435@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 14:19:31 EST
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- In article <HISTORY%92110914574435@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> LABBEY@GTRI01.BITNET (Lenny) writes:
- >The Mexican constitution might forbid slavery, but when I was in Baja
- >last year, I saw thousands of slaves. I think that 90% of the population
- >is slave. Their chains are economical and educational, but are these
- >chains less real?
- >
- >Lenny
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- Of course not. This only illustrates the legalisism of the state.
- While slavery is outright illegal, there's nothing in the constitution
- about exploitation. That is true of both the Mexican, US and virtually
- every other laissez-faire economic system.
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