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MechtaTheMicrodot  ·  4227 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Of Course But Maybe (Louis C.K.)

He's actually quite wrong about the pyramids being built by slave labor. http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4191

Also Foxconn's suicide rate, even during the workers strikes, was lower then what is typical for China... and is also lower then the suicide rates in all 50 states. http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-05-26/tech/30097107... http://www.economist.com/node/16231588

There are multiple points of error in what he uses to establish his assertion here, and this idea that slavery built everything worth building is a house of cards that tumbles once you look at his errant examples.

The man is an entertainer out for a laugh from a crowd, and what he said is riddled with errors and is far from wise or factual. I'm saddened that people think the idea 'slavery built everything worth while' is something people are just afraid to admit, or that they lacked the astute observational skills to realize...

It's something he said for a laugh, and it's far from a enlightened historical perspective. Very far.