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

No, but you're better off if you're aware of those facts. Otherwise, it's easy to assume your own history has clean hands.

Tamar