arentyouspecial

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Comment · 5 years ago
Private companies are free to ‘censor’ what they believe is either bad for business or exposes them to liability. Maybe the free market has decided extremism is bad for business.
Comment · 5 years ago
Considering their target audience, yes.
Comment · 5 years ago
What charade? I thought capitalists loved capitalism, oh except when your favorite fascist gets thrown off a stupid website.
Comment · 5 years ago
This spirit of the law? No the law says the government can’t infringe on some ones right to free speech. Twitter isn’t the government, it is a private company. Your type can yell till your face is blue about this stupid public square argument but that doesn’t make it true. Do you have the right to go into the biggest restaurant in your town and yell and instigate a riot and then complain about getting kicked out?
Comment · 5 years ago
Trumps free to go to parlor or some other right wing dumpster fire.
Comment · 5 years ago
I’m not the one moving the goal post, I remain steadfast that they are being exploited and every time I point this out you give a slightly different reason as to why they are not. First it was the two systems (China vs US) are vastly different, then it was the convict leasing was ended, then it was voluntary (except when it isn’t), then it was at least they get paid, then it was well they are criminals so they deserve it.
Comment · 5 years ago
Yes we all know how fair and just the American criminal system is and paying pennies is vastly different than paying nothing.
Comment · 5 years ago
Then why aren’t they paid a fair wage? Keep moving the goal post, but these people are being exploited.
Comment · 5 years ago
Except they did when they said “ Most people would also agree, providing a purpose - jobs, training and skills to inmates is a net win for everyone involved, and is a core component in rehabilitation - directly combating rescindance.”

I’m not down playing the Chinese labor camps, I’m taking issue with claiming the prison labor in the US is some moral good. It’s exploiting people, not attempting to rehabilitating them.

Comment · 5 years ago
It wouldn’t be like paying prisoners literal pennies is a way of getting around the law that made convict leasing illegal.
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Oh yeah, these companies are totally doing this for the public good and not just simply exploiting cheap labor. And considering how hard it is for an ex con to get a job, I doubt this has any major impact on recidivism.
Comment · 5 years ago
Planned. They wanted to test restarting the engines as if it was reentering the atmosphere.
Comment · 6 years ago
That’s a hot take, as if a boss/billionaire has never exploited the power differential to have their employees to work weekends or holidays to get a product shipped.
Comment · 6 years ago
More like we decided we don’t care for their shitty ideas or opinions.

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