“. . . . except as a punishment for crime . . . .”
Slavery never stopped, it just evolved. There’s a reason black men are so overrepresented in the prison system.
The US is a fascist country. If you live here and you don’t feel it, you are benefiting from it.
Republicans say the same exact thing about Democrats. And they’re both right. Imagine that, common ground we could all get behind. But no, it’s not those elites that are our enemies, it’s definitely each other. The elite controlled corporate media I consume makes that very clear.