GFY ,

It's crazy to me that people can look at this picture and then immediately start arguing about semantics.

Caradoc879 ,

Slave. The word is slave. "Forced labor" sounds like it's downplaying the severity.

FlyingSquid ,
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That enormous cockhole Rolf Harris sung about this in Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport like it was no big deal. And it was a huge hit and no one said anything.

Anticorp ,

I can't speak for anyone else, but the lyrics you wrote are the only lyrics to the entire song that I know, and I've always thought it was just some weird gibberish. Granted, I've never actively listened to it or sought it out, I've only heard it in passing.

floofloof ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_Me_Kangaroo_Down,_Sport

There was an offensive verse in the original song, later deleted. But this is far from the most offensive thing about Rolf Harris.

Fleur__ ,
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Man we really fucked this place up

jhulten ,

By "we" do you mean "Europeans and their colonial spawn" and by "this place" do you mean "earth"?

novibe ,

They hate the truth! It hurts their eyes.

Goldholz ,

Europeans werent the only colonisers. Just saying

MindSkipperBro12 ,

Didn’t know Australians still had slavery so late in history.

PugJesus ,
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Formally, it wasn't slavery. Effectively, it was.

Poop ,

I'm seeing chains on necks, looks like slavery to me. Even if they were prisoners, that is inhumane.

Fucking greasy to think it's so close to recent history.

Gold_E_Lox ,

hahahahaha you think this is late???

sharkfucker420 ,
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America still had slavery in the 1940s when the last slave was freed (might've been later than that) and it still has slavery in the form of prison labor

Anticorp ,

China still has slavery today.

LavaPlanet ,

They didn't even class indigenous Australians as people, until late 1960's. They were considered fauna.

Deceptichum ,
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Floufym ,
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Is it ?
Australia hold a référendum this year to give a bit more rights to native people. They voted against it.

Deceptichum ,
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Yes?

I am Australian. And the vote wasn’t about rights, it was about representation.

Floufym ,
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You can use the wording you want, Australia is a racist country that shows no respect to the native people.

Lowpast ,

Could be the low resolution/beards but I am honestly surprised at how similar everyone looks. I guess that's how it is as an island aboriginal - not a lot of genes to mix

Rolando ,

Well, they all have the same expression on their faces, probably because there's only one way to feel when you're chained up and made to sit on the floor while someone takes your picture.

Annoyed_Crabby ,

I think the similarity is due to their facial expression, caused by them being displayed like item under bright sunlight.

DragonTypeWyvern ,

Did your dumbass really just look at a group of slaves and say "Wow they all look the same to me, they must be inbred?"

What the fuck is wrong with your brains, Lemmy?

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