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[–] postnataldrip@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah... this isn't a meme, it's literally children being sold.

As I recall it, the family were facing eviction, and the kids were indeed sold, including the one she was pregnant with. A couple of them ended up basically being slaves on a farm somewhere.

I'll laugh at plenty of things I probably shouldn't but this isn't one of them.

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

My grandfather was sold into what amounted to slavery during this time period under similar circumstances. Many of these children were treated with incredible cruelty, then grew up and were shipped off to war. Mostly voluntarily, given that war was actually a quality of life improvement where they got perks like socks and food.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The consequence of edgy "ha ha slavery funny" humor. This is why punching down is never ok.