Do cypherpunks@lists.cpunks.org and cypherpunks@cpunks.org go to the
same mailing list? I receive most of my emails from the former, but
keep accidentally sending to the latter. Here's another forward of an
email sent to the latter.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Karl
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 06:59:04 -0500
Subject: Tomorrow, Feb 1st, is National Freedom Day in the USA
To: cpunks
In the USA, Feb 1st has been celebrated by and for slaves and
prisoners for 73 years. Here is a page on the creation of the
holiday: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-2824-national-freedom...
.
The holiday commemorates the day Abraham Lincoln signed the law
abolishing slavery 156 years ago. The law outlaws slavery in every
place that is subject to the jurisdiction of the united states.
I don't know what a comparable international holiday is, but if you
don't live in the USA and would like such a holiday, it is probably
fine to celebrate our holiday. People still experiencing slavery here
in the USA would likely appreciate the solidarity. And free people
from the USA often do what they can to help slaves from other
countries, bringing them to our human trafficking freedom
organisations to be protected.
A problem with slavery within capitalism is that by treating the
enslavement of human beings as capital somebody could invest in and
grow, an individual can outcompete people who don't do this. This
produces a competitive trend towards universal slavery, which is
abhorrent.
Slaves experience torture and harm the likes of which are unimaginable
to free people. Their free will and health are valued only for the
purpose of their slavery. They can lose body parts, for example, as a
way to limit their freedom, and be required to continue doing work
while partially dismembered. If this is limited in public, there are
still reasons it can be a competitive advantage to do it in private.
Slavery is a trend produced by ignoring moral boundaries when engaging
competitive economics. In an anarchist economy, we must all be
activists, to protect what is crucial.
Feb 1st will be a great time to spread efforts and contribute work
towards liberating people of any kind.
