Genius/Idiot—Journal Entries

Musings of an itinerant philosopher.

This is where you will find my old journal entries, in chronological order.

Posts from all my blogs are aggregated in the compendium.

Name: Jim Syler
Location: Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

Graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Economics.

Sunday, May 24, 1998

Slavery


Here is the test of slavery—is your work something you do of your own choice, or do you work for fear of punishment from other people? By this definition, nearly all children are slaves. It is also possible to be in a slavery situation of your own devising, where a simple choice will release you. No, members of the military are not slaves; they are indentured servants. They knew what they were doing when they signed up. Draftees, on the other hand, are slave warriors, unless they were given the choice to renounce their citizenship to avoid being drafted.

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