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    13 hours ago

    If someone kidnapped you and illegally transported you to your hometown and kept you in prison a labor camp (or brothel, I suppose) without any proof of wrongdoing, you would also have been trafficked. Origin and destination doesn’t come into it.

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      and kept you in prison a labor camp (or brothel, I suppose)

      The term “human trafficking” has generally become accepted to describe prostitution, and MAGA is using that to muddy the waters.

      Among the spurious accusations against him is that he was involved in “human traficking” in some undescribed way, which leads most people to believe that he was involved in prostitution in some way. In reality, his “human trafficking” allegation stems from an incident when he was pulled over while driving a van of workers to a construction site. All were paid workers, eager to earn a day’s pay, none were forced to do anything.

      By that definition, driving your kids to school, the grocery store, or even church, could be considered “human trafficking.” I hated going grocery shopping with mom. Does that make my mom a “human trafficker?”