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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by kruddler -The Australian Government follows the definition set out in the International Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery of 1926, that is 'the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised'. Almost all nations follow the 1926 convention.Ah I see, we argued an out on a different definition of slavery to argue we never had slavery even though the evidence runs contrary to that.
There are slavery-like offences, such as forced labour, debt bondage and human trafficking but none involve ownership and, therefore, aren’t slavery.
It’s fine to take an academic perspective and argue that indentured labour is slavery but, legally, it’s not.
So we can argue semantics, you are right, and I am wrong, we never participated in slavery despite the evidence showing otherwise. Is that it?
To paraphrase Billy Shakespear
"What’s in a name? That which we call a slave, by any other word would taste as bitter."