"There is no solution other than dismantling this slave owning society and starting again."

I find it impossible to subscribe to this mindset, and I would go so far as to say that this sentence demonstrates the kind of us and them thinking which prevents the solution of our problems.

The situation vis-a-vis capital and labour is a matter of balance, and no matter what argument you put forward, there IS a point where both sides can achieve the best reasonable advantage. Whether you can get both sides to sit down and thrash out where that balance point is, is another matter entirely. IMO, it won't be achieved by negative comments about slavery. Maybe it will never happen at all, but it might be smart to really try before tearing down the existing structure and replacing it with....what?

Don T.