STO: Well meant and unintentional slavery

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I may be getting lost in semantics here, but for me to use the word slavery in the context of western life is highly inappropriate. The term has an emotional component and brings to my mind images and concepts that are completely outside of my experience. To be a slave in my view is to have almost all of your freewill abridged on a constant basis.

We all certainly don't have to fully agree on the context, however as you indicated the word slavery sometimes carries a strong emotional charge with it. Thanks for your contributions thus far. I do have a couple of clarifying questions.

It would appear from your comments that there is a certain degree of free will abridgment which is necessary to meet the criteria of "slave". What word would you use to characterize that gap between being a slave, according to your view, and being totally free to do as one will?

Three examples for clarification:

1. We are all forced to use paper currency to discharge our public debts. Moreover, we are forced to take this debt upon ourselves as "citizens" of various cities/counties/states/nations. What would you call this?

2. A given slave working on a plantation 200 years ago had the "free will" to choose to run away and attempt to make a life foraging for food and shelter in the mountains or woods. Does that detract from their enslavement?

3. Americans may not be forced to get a Driver License, but we are forced to get Birth Certificates and Social Security Cards. Also- any land that we may happen to "own" is subject to forced taxation (payable only in US Dollars) to various municipalities. What word would you use to describe these types of situations?