Do you think slavery or indentured servitude will come back to the us?

[Anonymous]

The way things are going, we will have some kind of equivalent.
Atlantic has an article about how government has changed to acquire some features of feudalism. Privatization is a big part of it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

[Anonymous]

I sure hope so. I can use a couple of good slaves. I'm tired of doiing stuff myself, or paying people good money to do it. Where do I sign up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

Yes; I agree with all of this.

- experienced world traveller.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

Please explain. Be specific.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

I’m Indian and no it’s not, stop the BS. There’s very little regard for human life in India due to large income inequality, huge population, and insane corruption. Pakistan and Bangladesh are even worse. The US is sadly heading this way but is nowhere near South Asia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

What an idiotic comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

Please explain. Be specific.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1238188.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

No, it really isn't.

Source: I've actually lived in six other countries, each for multiple years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of you remembers the story about the lady who was held here by her "employers?" They stole her passport, used her as a maid and nanny and didn't pay her. I'm sure that happens way more than you think.

By other immigrants... different values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe.

I spent a few years in a developing country in South Asia for work. One thing that shocked me to the core was how utterly medieval the system of maids/servants/domestic help was: they were essentially slaves. There is a HUGE swathe of the culture who are so impoverished that they have no choice but to scrabble for the very, VERY low "wages" they can get so that they can continue to live on in their rubbish-strewn slums, with no peace or hope or even basic sanitation. And the minority of people who depend on these staff of slaves/servants happily keep this system going: they know that the wages they pay are only enough to keep their help at barely sustenance levels. The abuse and exploitation is hideous and I do not understand why this isn't widely known and discussed out of that country (it isn't just one country in that region, either).

Sure, I can see that happening in the US. Standards of living are going down, it is harder and harder for the middle class to maintain what their previous generations had, and young people are weighted with crushing debt and rising housing prices, combined with uncertain employment prospects, like never before.

It won't happen in a generation or two, but eventually? Sure.

I was shocked by what I experienced of this system in S Asia as well; when I brought it up in the context of a particular person who was waiting on us hand and foot, I was told "He loves it, he's grateful for the work. He's very happy to do this." The people benefitting from the system seem to have zero qualms about it.

What country or countries is this in?

India
Pakistan
Nepal
Basically, slavery is prevalent in all South Asian countries, Arab countries, and in many countries in Africa. Women and children from impoverished communities are physically and sexually abused in the homes that they are forced to work in. India is next level Hell on earth. I have never seen a total disregard for humanity than what I witnessed in India. It is no wonder why so many immigrants want to escape that Hellscape. Don't even get me started on child brides in many South Asian countries. I consider myself a mentally strong person, but India was the country that broke me. The inhumanity will kill your soul. People there just go about their daily lives and make excuses for slavery, rape, and abuse.

You do know that America is worse than all those other countries?

What an idiotic comment.

Brought to you by a right wing troll just to provoke.

[Anonymous]

It still exists in the US. Prisoners are used on plantations in the south

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chinese restaurant near me in Manhattan got busted they paid their workers $1 an hour.

Illegals from China they "paid" minimun wage but workers slept in cots above store as resaurant owned building and they ate for free at Chinese restuarant. they deducted the cost of that so net $1 dollar. They bring them over and they have to pay them back cost of getting them here. They were open 11am to 11 pm Monday to Friday and 11 am to six pm on weekends. They had to be early to prep and stay late to clean up. They worked 7 days a week 70 hour work weeks for $70 dollars. Sometimes they were paying back $10,000 bucks to get here. Can you imagine that at $70 bucks a week.

Yeah slavery /indentured servitude still exists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No for the simple reason we have this thing called Human Rights.

Those no longer exist in the United States.