Slavery's last stronghold

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Post by soundsop » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 4:36 AM UTC

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Post by H_E_Pennypacker » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 4:50 AM UTC

I don't mean to undermine this powerful report but slavery is alive and growing across the planet. I think it's important to remember that there are higher percentages of slaves in the world now than there were back in the days the Western world considers the slave era. So, Mauritania is far from being the last stronghold. Al Jazeera and Rageh Omar produced an excellent series on modern day slavery.

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Post by jojopotato » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 5:38 AM UTC

Regardless of the content of the article, it was laid out beautifully.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 5:51 AM UTC

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Post by josephcooney » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 6:17 AM UTC

That first paragraph was like a punch in the face. Makes me realize how inconsequential my first-world problems are.

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Post by conroy » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 6:34 AM UTC

H_E_Pennypacker wrote: post #2

I don't mean to undermine this powerful report but slavery is alive and growing across the planet. I think it's important to remember that there are higher percentages of slaves in the world now than there were back in the days the Western world considers the slave era. So, Mauritania is far from being the last stronghold. Al Jazeera and Rageh Omar produced an excellent series on modern day slavery.

For those interested, here is a link to the series that H_E_Pennypacker mentioned. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/slaverya21stcenturyevil/

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 6:45 AM UTC

H_E_Pennypacker wrote: post #2

I don't mean to undermine this powerful report but slavery is alive and growing across the planet. I think it's important to remember that there are higher percentages of slaves in the world now than there were back in the days the Western world considers the slave era. So, Mauritania is far from being the last stronghold. Al Jazeera and Rageh Omar produced an excellent series on modern day slavery.

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Post by thomasdavis » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 6:59 AM UTC

Slavery exist everywhere, we just call it 'life' or '9-5'

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Post by joshu » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 7:06 AM UTC

thomasdavis wrote: post #8

Slavery exist everywhere, we just call it 'life' or '9-5'

This comment reflects poorly on you as a person.

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Post by ars » Mon, Mar 19, 2012, 7:13 AM UTC

thomasdavis wrote: post #8

Slavery exist everywhere, we just call it 'life' or '9-5'

Equating that with real slavery is incredibly insulting and insensitive. You are making a mockery of their suffering.