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[-] phikshun@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I get your point, but I think the image you have in your head of rustic countryside life, hard work and an honest living isn't the reality these child slaves are part of.

Seems a bit less terrible when you inherit the farm at some point, for one. Second, one would assume that parents would take steps to prioritize their child's health and safety and wow do they not do that on industrial farms. And third, can't be an honest living if you're not actually being paid, you know, a living.

I don't think both sides are experiencing cognitive dissonance. In practice, they both appear to be working against the interests of the working class.

[-] VexCatalyst@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve a lot of images in my head on this topic. Some fine, others….. not so much. And far darker then my instance would permit to speak on.

I think what I have a problem with most is the actions by both sides in the US, to force one size fits all solutions onto cultures in the US that don’t always share similar values on the subject.

I don’t know. The actions and policies of both the Republicans and Democrats tends to leave sour tastes in my mouth. The cities are not the suburbs, are not the farm lands, are not the outback. Not to mention differences in faiths.

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