>>>>You always have the option of working elsewhere. I found it interesting in some posts a while back that by law you just can't quit a bad job in some countries.
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>>>I'm reading a book now that points out that in much of the South, there used to be laws that prevented people from taking a new job without the permission of their current employer. It was part of a whole package of things that were done to essentially re-enslave blacks after the Civil War.
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>>>When I'm done, I'll start a new thread about this book, but if anyone wants to check it out now: Slavery by Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas Blackmon. It recently won a Pultizer Prize.
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>>>Tamar
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>>If I understand correctly, Michael meant current situation in some other countries, not historical allusions about this country.
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>Yes, I understood what he was saying. I was just pointing out that you have to be careful when you make comparisons with other countries.
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>Tamar

Do you think that certain facts from 100 years history should prevent making comparisons with today's practice in some other countries?