If there were "slaves" who felt that they had complete control over their lives,would they really be "slaves"?

Question

I am calling them slaves in name only. Just to mean they don't really have control over their lives. They only have the illusion of control.

Answer 1

Yep.  If you call them slaves you are doing it for a reason that has some bearing on the reality they endure.  Otherwise you wouldn't call them slaves.

Sorry, there is no way to justify slavery.

Answer 2

They be slaves to other people Perspective.

Answer 3

For finite mortals, yes as free as we may think, trapped by life and all the other laws of the universe we all are.

Answer 4

hey end user....... in the traditional sense.... a slave taken and held against his will... bound by shackles will never feel in control.... will always consider himself a slave....... but every day i see people who think they have complete control of thier life love wealth.... yet they are slaves to their lifestyle..... not having freedom in their life..... so yes is the answer......

Answer 5

I consider the American public slaves in that way. We feel very in control because we can decide when and where to buy a wide array of cheap plastic trash. However we have no control over what we personally are contributing to because once we give our money to corporations and government, they do all kinds of things with it that we as individuals find horrible. And if you can't control what the fruits of your labor are being used to promote, all your powers of consumerism are pretty hollow.

Answer 6

As long as they work and submit to orders willingly i dont think that they would be slaves.