ShartbusShorty t1_j4pbt4u wrote
Reply to comment by synthetikxangel in Philadelphia’s last carriage company cleared out its stables, but are its tours returning? by flamehead2k1
If P.T. Barnum were alive, I’m sure he could convince you that man can and will force large animals into work, regardless of its desire to do the job.
synthetikxangel t1_j4ppt7t wrote
PT Barnum was a monster who exploited people as well as animals, so that’s a pretty trash example.
ShartbusShorty t1_j4sr4an wrote
sounds exactly like what we’re talking about here, homie.
synthetikxangel t1_j4stfsp wrote
Except for none of the horses or people are exploited. There doing a job and recording a pay. PT Barnum basically treated his “sideshows” as slaves
So not the same
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