Slavery is a touchy subject. The meaning of the word has changed over time, and people like to draw lines around where they believe it existed in history... but an honest examination of the concept of slavery clearly demonstrates that it is an ever present yet abhorrent under current of the reality we live in.
In the 21st century, we have countries who are going to war over the right to gather rain;government contractors affiliated with the U.S. and the U.N., participating in human trafficking in regions they are supposed to be "stabilizing"; most of the world's tech addiction is being fed by a human breaking machine; and American companies using slaves instead of hiring domestic labor I'm forced to ask what sort of people you've entrusted with decisions about the well being of the world. Let's talk about THESE binders full of women.
The watchmen go unwatched while we shovel faces full of rom/coms and surreality TV. I'm guilty. You're guilty. The person running that brothel 2 miles from your house is guilty...
You think all this abuse is taking place over seas? How naive are you? Don't you ever read the arrest logs in the local paper... sure, some of those hookers chose the life. Some of them don't even know what country they woke up in. How many of the workers in that mill are legal? How many hands in that field are picking to keep out of jail.
We get caught up in the changing of the guard when an election comes, but some problems live past the last administration... and some live past the point of reason. As much as I love the spectacle of politics, the specter of real human problems pretty much crushes any interest I have in listening about how we're going to manipulate the tax code to favor one group or another. How about we address real issues, like how companies that participate in this kind of trade can remain partners in our communities? That might hurt campaign funding though.
We all have a shot at attaining perfect misery in this life. There is no reason to help each other find the bottom. Gravity will do that for you. If we're going to put up boundaries that define how far we are allowed to pursue happiness, lets not gerrymander ourselves into hell. Some crimes ignore borders. Resolving them requires recognition of their scope. Dig deeper.
The watchmen go unwatched while we shovel faces full of rom/coms and surreality TV. I'm guilty. You're guilty. The person running that brothel 2 miles from your house is guilty...
You think all this abuse is taking place over seas? How naive are you? Don't you ever read the arrest logs in the local paper... sure, some of those hookers chose the life. Some of them don't even know what country they woke up in. How many of the workers in that mill are legal? How many hands in that field are picking to keep out of jail.
We get caught up in the changing of the guard when an election comes, but some problems live past the last administration... and some live past the point of reason. As much as I love the spectacle of politics, the specter of real human problems pretty much crushes any interest I have in listening about how we're going to manipulate the tax code to favor one group or another. How about we address real issues, like how companies that participate in this kind of trade can remain partners in our communities? That might hurt campaign funding though.
We all have a shot at attaining perfect misery in this life. There is no reason to help each other find the bottom. Gravity will do that for you. If we're going to put up boundaries that define how far we are allowed to pursue happiness, lets not gerrymander ourselves into hell. Some crimes ignore borders. Resolving them requires recognition of their scope. Dig deeper.
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