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Slavery Makes a Comeback: Eco-Activists Voluntarily Enslave Themselves as Manual Laborers
PJ Media ^ | 11/17/2013 | Zombie

Posted on 11/18/2013 7:25:59 AM PST by rktman

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To: rktman

I could do with some free yard work.


21 posted on 11/18/2013 9:23:59 AM PST by bgill (This reply was mined before it was posted.)
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To: Paladin2

That as well.

History teaches bad things happen to nations that ignore reality.

Socialist are attempting to create a utopia. If they all went off to some deserted island and tried no one would care or be harmed. But they have managed to gain control of our media, of our government, of our educational system and they are determined to drag the rest of us off into their “perfect world”.

Many Americans support their goals without really understanding what those goals are. In the name of “fairness” a lot of harm is being done.

We all know that outside forces can destroy a civilization but few understand that inside forces are as destructive if not more so.

In order to succeed socialist must change human nature, they do not have the power to do this, so in the end they will fail. The question then becomes will we be too weak to survive as a nation, as a civilization?


22 posted on 11/18/2013 9:38:26 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I do not doubt that our climate changes. I only doubt that anything man does has any effect.)
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To: rktman

If you are able to walk away when it stops being fun, it isn’t slavery.


23 posted on 11/18/2013 9:40:28 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: rktman

I was quite unaware that I spend so much time as a slave during my teen years. We used to call it “chores”. Nevertheless, I find myself with a newfound sense of moral rectitude. You guys probably owe me reparations.


24 posted on 11/18/2013 9:41:50 AM PST by Billthedrill
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"Your[sic] not a slave if you can walk away at will"

How are the makers and their progeny free to walk away from the National Debt yet stay in the country?

25 posted on 11/18/2013 9:42:33 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Texas Eagle

Wholeheartedly agree!! Nothing can give one pause more than doing mindless labor for hours on end. I call it a good basis of appreciation (for life)! The only downside to this model—they can go back to THEIR home in the evening, or eventually. They need to be doing this work with an eye toward continuing to do it for months!


26 posted on 11/18/2013 9:46:44 AM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: Billthedrill

The check is in the mail.


27 posted on 11/18/2013 10:30:06 AM PST by rktman (Under my plan(scheme), the price of EVERYTHING will necessarily skyrocket! Period.)
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To: rktman

Hey, nothing wrong with putting your labor where your mouth is, as long as it’s voluntary. In fact, I respect those who stand up for what hey believe (unless what they believe hurts, enslaves or kills others or ME, that is).


28 posted on 11/18/2013 10:55:22 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: rktman
So how do you rate the Israeli kibbutzim on that scale of 'slavery'? Pretty much the same and lots of (even international) volunteers.

Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism.

OK, asked and answered.

29 posted on 11/18/2013 11:52:21 AM PST by Moltke (Sapere aude!)
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To: Texas Eagle

Insults to slavery aside, it appears P.T. Barnum was absolutely right.


30 posted on 11/18/2013 11:55:10 AM PST by DPMD
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