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Human trafficking, generally, is a politically correct term for slavery (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I mean with things like sex trafficking, labor trafficking, etc. IMO it should be called slavery, and those affected need to be rescued from slavery.

A pimp enslaves people

The Tate Brothers (allegedly) enslaved people.

IMO, referring to sex/labor trafficking to slavery will show it just how evil it actually is.

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[–] 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

non english native here wouldnt the trafficking of beer, cigarrettes and drugs over a border be smuggeling as well? and if so, could one smuggel a person as well?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago*

    Yeah, smuggling is moving the illegal goods. Trafficking is buying or selling illegal goods.

    A lot of times, they're done together by the same person, but they can also be separately by different people.

    I buy some heroin, I'm trafficking. I give it to you to take to my buddy across the border, you're smuggling. He takes it from you and sells it to others, he's trafficking.

    And if the goods being illegally moved are people, then they are indeed smuggling people. That's what mules do.

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