26 Jun 11
1 edit
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/23/she-was-a-modern-day-slave-in-the-u-s-at-9/?hpt=hp_c2
Captured at the age of 9 and forced into servitude here, only escaped 9 years later.
Sad story.
Demi Moore working with slave busters in Nepal:
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/
26 Jun 11
1 edit
Originally posted by VoidSpiritWhy not decriminalize slavery?
we can help to reduce it by decriminalizing prostitution.
We could set up a government panel to decide a "fair" wage for a slave and monitor living conditions to see that they measure up. Then we could then tax slave owners which could help bring in much needed revenue for the government!! This would end all of the back alley slave owners out there.
In short, we could tax slave owners like smokers. Sure, we know its bad but lets make it safer and make a buck or two!!
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by VoidSpiritWhy not just decriminilize property and have the governmet regulate it.....hey!! That's what going on now.
property is unethical and must be abolished eventually.
Then again, isn't a prostitute property? Aren't drugs property?
This could start a backlash on the left ya know.
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by whodeywow, let's keep the fallacies under control, shall we?
Why not just decriminilize property and have the governmet regulate it.....hey!! That's what going on now.
Then again, isn't a prostitute property? Aren't drugs property?
This could start a backlash on the left ya know.
prostitution and drugs aren't property. the first is a service, the latter a resource. once property is abolished, i don't know what would be the fate of prostitution. there may just be no place for it anymore since women wouldn't need to sell the use of their bodies in order to pay rent or acquire food.
i really don't care what happens in the left, right or center. it's all just a distraction.
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by VoidSpiritProstitutes are not property? Ever heard of a "pimp"? Even where prostitution is legalized you have them.
[b]wow, let's keep the fallacies under control, shall we?
prostitution and drugs aren't property. the first is a service, the latter a resource.
In addition, why are drugs a "resource" but land is not?
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by whodeyprostitution is not property. prostitutes may or may not be property. they may or may not be employees in a capitalist economy. if they have a choice to leave, they are not property. if they are slaves and cannot leave, then they are property. of course one can argue that all employees are also slaves and ergo property of either their employers or the government, but that's a separate discussion.
Prostitutes are not property? Ever heard of a "pimp"? Even where prostitution is legalized you have them.
In addition, why are drugs a "resource" but land is not?
"In addition, why are drugs a "resource" but land is not?"
drugs and land are resources.
26 Jun 11
1 edit
Originally posted by whodeyYeah, that's the ticket, we can North Koreaise the entire planet. Then only the top government officials will have the best of everything and everyone else will starve. Sure, that could work. Just like in Ancient Egypt, except worse.
Why not just decriminilize property and have the governmet regulate it.....hey!! That's what going on now.
Then again, isn't a prostitute property? Aren't drugs property?
This could start a backlash on the left ya know.
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by VoidSpiritDrugs are manufactured. They are not a resource.
prostitution is not property. prostitutes may or may not be property. they may or may not be employees in a capitalist economy. if they have a choice to leave, they are not property. if they are slaves and cannot leave, then they are property. of course one can argue that all employees are also slaves and ergo property of either their employer ...[text shortened]... "In addition, why are drugs a "resource" but land is not?"
drugs and land are resources.
26 Jun 11
Oh BS on the title "Slavery in the USA', this was some bizarre personal thing going on between some abusive criminals and a child they got their hands on, it happens everywhere in the world, it's not like it only happens in "The USA" or that it's somehow legally sanctioned, these people were criminals and what they did was illegal so WTF do you want to do?
I know, let's not just make what they did against the law but make it Supar Against teh Law. Put them on DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION.
Better yet just outlaw all criminality, that'll fix thngs.
26 Jun 11
1 edit
Originally posted by Zapp BranniganI think the point of the title is that it ALSO happens in the USA which has a modicum of Man Eats Dog about it seeing as a lot of Americans probably think it happens everywhere ELSE in the world and not on their own doorstep.
Oh BS on the title "Slavery in the USA', this was some bizarre personal thing going on between some abusive criminals and a child they got their hands on, it happens everywhere in the world, it's not like it only happens in "The USA" or that it's somehow legally sanctioned...
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by FMFWith a population of 320 million, EVERYTHING under the sun happens in the USA, just like everywhere else.
I think the point of the title is that it ALSO happens in the USA which has a modicum of Man Eats Dog about it seeing as a lot of Americans probably think it happens everywhere ELSE in the world and not on their own doorstep.
I suppose America should be held to some bizarre perfect Garden Of Eden standard where nothing ever goes wrong and if it does well, goddamnit America must be some kind of awful.
Not like the rest of the planet, where everything is wonderful and no one is ever hurt.
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by Zapp BranniganHow odd that you should be somehow inferring all this from the story in the OP. You are probably trying to come off as proud and pragmatic, but you just sound defensive and a bit xenophobic.
I suppose America should be held to some bizarre perfect Garden Of Eden standard where nothing ever goes wrong and if it does well, goddamnit America must be some kind of awful. Not like the rest of the planet, where everything is wonderful and no one is ever hurt.
26 Jun 11
Originally posted by FMFHow odd it is that you should be inferring all that from his post.
How odd that you should be somehow inferring all this from the story in the OP. You are probably trying to come off as proud and pragmatic, but you just sound defensive and a bit xenophobic.