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Seeker2211 t1_j4t28vb wrote

Reply to comment by imnotslavic in World’s oldest rune stone found in Norway, archaeologists believe by danishistorian

I had little knowledge of Viking culture / Kings / Empires. Did not realize HUGE numbers of slaves, just like roman empire.

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imnotslavic t1_j4ta1zo wrote

Pretty much any Empire that has existed has utilized slaves, or slave-esque laborers through sharecropping or serfdom.

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christian4tal t1_j4ulanb wrote

You semi-jest of course but in doing so you also remove focus from the real slavery problems of today: Millions in Asia, Africa and the Middle East held in slave or slave-like conditions. Not to speak of sex-trafficking all over the world. Americans prisons are a minimal problem in this context.

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One-Appointment-3107 t1_j4vnbw4 wrote

There’s an estimated 50 million people living in slave like conditions according to human rights organizations and the number is on the rise

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