Modern Slavery

Cloud · 10-10-2007, 01:18 PM

"an ancient scourge that has never really gone away."

I saw a programe on tv recently regarding the fight against modern slavery. I believe it was Ken Bales of Anti-Slavery International who was on it. It talked about the various forms of slavery that exist today, for example, for example bonded servitude, sexual slavery, and trafficking, and the fight against it.

Very interesting. It made the point that slaves today are actually treated worsethan ever before in history, because slaves are not as valuable as they were in the past.

One of the statements made was to the effect of "we are working to end in this generation a crime against humanity that has existed for the last 5,000 years."

So I wonder: Even if we do manage to eradicate slavery "in this generation"--does that mean it won't pop up again? Do these activists really believe that history doesn't repeat itself? Is slavery an inevitable part of the human experience?

Here's a good site on this: http://www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMM...d=183&srcid=-2

10-10-2007, 01:18 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Modern Slavery "an ancient scourge that has never really gone away." I saw a programe on tv recently regarding the fight against modern slavery. I believe it was Ken Bales of Anti-Slavery International who was on it. It talked about the various forms of slavery that exist today, for example, for example bonded servitude, sexual slavery, and trafficking, and the fight against it. Very interesting. It made the point that slaves today are actually treated worsethan ever before in history, because slaves are not as valuable as they were in the past. One of the statements made was to the effect of "we are working to end in this generation a crime against humanity that has existed for the last 5,000 years." So I wonder: Even if we do manage to eradicate slavery "in this generation"--does that mean it won't pop up again? Do these activists really believe that history doesn't repeat itself? Is slavery an inevitable part of the human experience? Here's a good site on this: http://www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMM...d=183&srcid=-2 __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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