In this thread we post our most :LIB: takes, and discuss whether that is the logical end point on a given topic or whether we need to lose that last bit of liberalism.

    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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      4 years ago

      I dunno, how is any physically-bounded area any different from a prison?

                • PhaseFour [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  That's a ludicrous definition of prison and infantilizes the experiences of actual prisoners.

                  Prisons are not when "you are forced to be somewhere." Prisons are violent institutions of slavery and torture.

                  If your definition of prison includes "being required to be in English class" and slaves putting out Californian wild-fires, you may need to rethink it.

                  • EthicalHumanMeat [he/him]
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                    4 years ago

                    Ok, but those things aren't the essential features of prisons. There are prisons in the world without slavery and torture. If you lock someone in a cell for committing a crime, and force them to take a class, I don't see how that wouldn't qualify as a prison.

                    How would you define a prison?

                    Edit: And wait, I literally specified "as a punishment", which obviously excludes English class. Are you deliberately trying to misinterpret what I'm saying?