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California votes down proposition 6, which would end slave labor in prisons (www.latimes.com)
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I thought fascism was a Republican thing 🤯

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[–] dontgooglefinderscult@lemmings.world 3 points 4 hours ago

He's referencing the slaves used as firefighters while enslaved that are dented employment fighting fires if they survive and are released.

You know, that insanely fucked up practice of endangering incarcerated persons in the most dangerous job possible simply to save money since they're compensated less than $0.25/hour.