Seeing him say it in the context of a takedown :)
He doesn’t say that. He said “improving working conditions for slaves is not an argument for slavery”.
He then goes on to say that 19th century slave-owners argued that slavery is good, because “slaves were better treated than wage laborers”. Which is an equally ridiculous argument in favor of slavery.
The idea that slaves had it better than workers is and always has been blatantly false, as evidenced by the many black people fleeing slavery in the south to be workers in the north and the non-existent line of northern workers attempting to become enslaved in the south.
He distinguishes between eras. You’re right about it not being an argument for slavery. As a wage slave in the food business, I’ve been forced to work when ill. If I’d been owned outright, my owner would have had incentive to let me heal. As things are, my employer would have replaced me had I not worked. I don’t think I infected them. I don’t know how many of their customers I infected.
Lol my guy Chomp went off!
Oh I love this.
