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2023-03-21 13:39:26 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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Indentured servitude, by definition, was voluntary. The tweet is conflating penal transportation against one’s will with indentured servitude. Penal transportation was used against Irish political prisoners, but ironically, there was usually no servitude attached. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_indentured_servants
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