It feels like there shouldn’t really be discussion on this, which is when reps trying to defend prison labor start to speak up

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    Slavery is slavery. Allowing profit from incarceration incentivizes incarceration.

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      It is weird to hear them just say it so directly, at least

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        Yeah, it’s the post-Trump reality. They realized they don’t need to dog-whistle anymore because they maintain power through culture war bullshit and gerrymandering.