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Today I learned that slavery is still legal in America, as long as you commit a crime.
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So is child marriage in many states.
The US is not as progressive as some people like to think.
People think the US is progressive?!
Americans seem to think so. They're busy condemning the rest of the world for things that they're still doing themselves.
Many things you'd think should be illegal aren't just because the problem rarely ever arises.
300k minors have been married over theast 20 years, 86% of those were minor girls and adult males. 13 years old was the youngest.