Dave Winer ☕️
Hey if slavery is so great, why doesn't Desantis enslave white folks? His kids should be slaves right? Why wouldn't they want to be slaves? They should be be lining up.
Jul 23, 2023 at 10:11pmWeb
Show threadno oneJul 23, 2023
@davew Florida is still paying people the federal minimum wage.

They're basically slaves at this point
Show threadKoochulainnJul 23, 2023
@davew Think of all the marketable skills they could learn
Show threadOfficially Tara 🕷️  🌹Jul 23, 2023

@davew don't give them ideas.

... though realistically, they aren't new ideas to them. I'd be willing to bet that desantis and his cronies have worked to weaken protections against child labor (this is a shockingly common part of "business friendly" policies) and certainly prison reform is not on the agenda, which is just modern slavery.

Show threadJDJul 23, 2023
@davew Florida’s trade school, slavery.
Show threadJonathan HendryJul 23, 2023

@davew

He'd probably say "public school is slavery"

Show threadThird FlatironJul 23, 2023
@davew Although burning to death on #Clotilda isn't a very good example of benefit
Show threadDressToKILTJul 23, 2023
@davew Well I'm sure he'd like to be able to sell off girl children for an acceptable price.
Show threadMark McCahillJul 24, 2023
@DressToKILT @davew
Based on The Blues Brothers movie this seems reasonable - but how much will it cost? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP5oPkZEI7Q
The Blues Brothers How Much For The Little Girl

Taken From a Clip When Jake and Elwood Had Dinner at Chez Paul . Jake Was Talking to the Man and He said How Much For The Little Girl. I want To Buy a Woman ...

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Show threadpubes with poop on emJul 24, 2023
@davew i would pay literally tens of dollars for desantis' kids
Show threadJohn L. RobersonJul 24, 2023
@davew They'd learn useful blacksmithing and table-setting skills.
Show threadJonathan D. Cope, Esq.Jul 24, 2023
@davew That's a great idea. Slavery could take the place of vocational technical schools. White students would elbow-out Blacks and POC for job slots. And, this way we avoid college tuition and the cost of funding vo-tech programs.
Show threadYellowPupJul 24, 2023
@davew Don’t give them any ideas.
Show threadAmanda HugankissJul 24, 2023
@davew So many benefits from being enslaved. So many! There’s ummm…..I’ll get back to you.
Show threadEric S BurdonJul 24, 2023
@AnOldGuy Free lodging for starters. Can learn plenty of valuable life lessons in a place like this no doubt.
Show threadAmanda HugankissJul 24, 2023
@ericsburdon That’s entry level? Looks luxurious.
Show threadThe Mad PianessJul 24, 2023
@davew if slavery wasn’t so bad, what are all those so-called Irish slaves whining about?
Show threadBernie Luckily Does ItJul 24, 2023
@davew DeSantis isn't for handing things out for free to children. That's just for his corporate sponsors.
Show threadJoeJul 24, 2023
@davew Because he is a raving bigot. His kind think people of color need to be controlled by white people so they can be improved. White kids just need a strict father, in their view.
Show threadRaven667Jul 24, 2023
@davew @lisamelton I understand the joke but just want to point out that people enslaved their own children all the time, that wouldn't be a barrier. 🙁
Show threadmartin_fffJul 24, 2023
@davew I think because their "slavery replacement" system which is what they have now, is more profitable, as their labor actually goes into debt for their employers' profits...
Show threadMaybeMyMonkeysJul 24, 2023
@davew rules for thee
Show threadcanusfeminacanisJul 24, 2023

@davew

You want to talk to the governor who dispensed with child labour laws.