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[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Greatest empire huh? I think we can do better than a society with slavery.

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 5 points 9 hours ago

Note that the US still has slavery - the 13th amendment contains an exception for prison labor. Which is widely abused for literal slave labor.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Genghis Khan: am I a joke to you?

[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

That empire didn't survive his death.