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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?
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this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Given the current US prison system and Germany's stance on Israel, that sentence might mean something very different from what you had in mind
slavery is fine as long as it's legally a mandated form of punishment, gotta love the so called "correctional institutions"
When you get out of jail, you're blacklisted from employment and housing because of the fact that you were in jail in the first place. How the hell is this rehabilitation?
yes that's the joke behind the "correctional institution" part of it.
Nothing's getting better, we're just rebranding the terror to sound less horrible