This is a question I have often wondered and why is more not being done to address this.\nSlavery is not dead and is still a massive human rights issue world wide.\nI read about boatloads of people landing on our shores and being integrated into the sex trade, factories and sweat shops. This sounds like slavery, are we all complicit?
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well there is a major difference,.african slaves were forced from their homeland and brought here in the bottom of ships. they had no choice in the matter. these immigrants are paid poorly.. i agree.. but slaves who were beaten ..recieved no money.. its a lot easier to cross back over  fence if you dislike it here.. than to find a boat to go back to africa... the same for european slaves. no way out for the indentured servants..   i do agree they are taken advantage of.. and shame on the people who prey on the misfortune of thoseseeking a better life.  but things have to be done properly.. and you cant just come into this country illegally and expect a welcome mate
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Yes, it is something that worries a lot of people I am sure.\n\nThe sad fact of the matter is that humans are naturally aggressive creatures. Our society is formed round the notion of the alpha male, or more specifically, the alpha 'country', this can be seen clearly from examples in history, mankind has always sought to gain more and more territory and kill more and more people. \n\nOf course, now the situation worsens, as you mentioned, we now have nuclear war heads to worry about. \n\nThe only thing you can do, and all of us can do, is make it obvious that this is not acceptable behaviour, and that caring and loving people around you is a far more effective way of living in the world. Keep the message alive, and don't fear, us peace loving people may yet save the day!
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I took a moment of silence for these brave men and women. I hope every legal American will take a minute this weekend and remember those who gave their life for the past 200-plus years so we can maintain our country's freedom. \n\nNow, honey, you have got to get over this "sale" issue. It is becoming an obsession with you.
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I don't think we have reached the point of no return but I do think we are dangerously close to getting to that point.  I don't pretend to be a  political expert by any stretch, just an average person so I may be wrong, but it seems to me that we are way too anxious to go all over the world to fight battles for who ever cries for help while leaving our own borders wide open.  We have terrorism going on in our own country everyday with freaks like the guy who went into the Amish school and shot 10 little girls killing 5 of them.  I don't know what the average daily number of homicides is in this country but I know that in our state capitol, the number this year is staggering.  Drive by shootings, murder - suicide and random acts of violence are nothing but homeland terrorism.  That, coupled with the horridous influx of illegal immigrants has made this a scary place to live.  I think we need to stop trying to save the world and work on saving our nation.  I completely support our troops and the work they do every day all around the world and am actually the mother of a military person but I still think we need to use our military here at home to close our borders, protect us from incoming threats and concentrate on Homeland Security.  How can we save the world if we can't save ourselves?  (you said you wanted detailed answers! :)
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It's not acceptable, and every African/Asian/Native/Latin/Arabic-American knows it. The notion that anyone else is responsible for what their grand-pappy did is asinine. Slavery is gone; it's not a personal problem for anybody. However, racism is not gone, and it is a real problem. HOWEVER, minorities perpetuate it just as much as they suffer from it.
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America was only one of a great many countries that had African slaves, and had only a small percentage of all the Africans taken for slavery. Central and South America had more, so did the Muslims. In fact, slavery still exists in Africa.\n\nTruth be told, it was first England, then America that espoused the abolitionist movement. Because every other culture and society on Earth had slavery prior to that time. We fought a civil war over slavery. \n\nSo blaming all your problems on America shows substantial ignorance of history.\n\nAnd human rights is a white anglo concept, anyway. Have a nice day!
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I couldn't answer in details as I don't know the specifics of the situation... but just generally as I see it, almost everything on earth goes through some kind of cycle.\n\nBut you're right it's one thing that is BLOODY ridiculous!\n\nThough everyone is entitled to his own cause, whether for religion or politics, we must think of the common good for everyone.  And if ever, we would cling to the words of the Bible that we're created in the image and likeness of God, we must NOT be hurting others, much as we wouldn't like to be hurt.  More so that people should not be killing people, because we are all the same in this world all having the rights for life, for love, for everything we're entitled.\n\nAnd even if we don't believe in God nor in any religion, may we just ask ourselves, "Do we really like what is happening, such as these wars for eons...?" -- and if the answer is NO, and I think it's just COMMON SENSE that we should stop doing such.\n\nBut even if unknowingly, we have been molded by the "structural system" in our society, that we must be like what we believe is right for us... when when see the killings and damages to life and properties, is not enough to say that IT'S ENOUGH!  \n\nIn simple Philosophy we are not ordinary animals... we have FREE WILL and MIND to think what to choose what to do or not to do.
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No, they should not. It is ridiculous and would be meaningless. The whole campaign appears to be just a fop by a few ne`er do wells as a precursor to demands for `reparation`.\n To the merchants of Bristol, slaves were just a commodity same as any other. Sad I know, but to start demanding apologies from descendants of anyone involved in this trade, or anyone living anywhere that benefitted from this trade is ludicrous. It would involve half the planet.
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oh !john c. America doesn't have any interest there. What products does the eastern part of africa export to the usa? can't think of anything ? and that is why america won't do anything. if we were a country that was focused on humanity then yes we would be over there in a new york minute.It makes me so mad! because there are millions of people dying there! it also has a lot to do with race wheteher we want to admit it or not.Throwing a million dollars to them means nothing if a evil dictator gets it!
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aha! the preacher's in town. sir, with due respect it is no one's prerogative to classify sin or non-sin like this. how about sex without consent with your 'legal' partner of the opposite sex (if you strictly follow the 'natural order')? is that all right to do so? and to mention the countries you are talking about, i think people there are as much randy as anywhere else in the world. maybe a little more repressed too. but all that is changing with the societies opening up to the idea of discussion on sex and sexual health of a society. the last thing we want is a pseudo pundit trying to make matters worse for those who feel there is no release.
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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the UN to help with anything, especially in the human-rights department.\n\nThis is the same organization that, just a day or two ago, voted down an amendment that would have called on Cuba to curb its human rights abuses.\n\nThis happened on the same day that the UN passed a resolution calling on the U.S. to end its Cuba embargo.\n\nThat's the UN for you -- silence with regard to Castro's human-rights atrocities, while lecturing us to do business with that bastard.\n\nSo, since the UN is so wimpy with regard to Castro, there's no reason to believe they can do much of anything about Nigeria or anything else in the human-rights arena.\n\n.
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Hi Ally! I am in the UK and I think that it is ridiculous that in the 21st century we still have poverty in the western world. In Glasgow for example, we still have people begging in the street, people that are homeless and of course there is the dire straits some of our elderly find themselves in.\n Although Scotland has not been attacked in the way your country has, I still feel that, like you, we should look after our own people first and if there is extra then we can share that out - no problemo.\nPC has gone mad over here and we find ourself in the crazy situation that we cannot deport someone who we suspect of being an undesirable back to their country of origin in case they are abused. So it would appear that we can get blown to hell as long as we do not upset or offend any radicals in the Muslim communities!\n\nIn answer to your final question - stop re-arming - spend the billions of $s on helping your own people. The cold war is over - the war on poverty is not!
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I think so.  And it's a shame that more people haven't answered this question.  It's horrible what goes on in those regions, and people don't seem to care because Africans tend to be seen as lesser people.  Hence, the lack of action.
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America is not alone in their disregard of African atrocities. It's got nothing to do with being Muslim. It has to do with the fact that there isn't an economic necessity to go in there and do anything unfortunately. Unless we stand up as humans and say something our governments won't do anything about it.
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Humanity as an oppertunity to make this world wonderful and peaceful.  It is within our grasp and can be done.  Whether or not it is is entirely up to us.  But I don't think it will be done.  Too many people use things just to be hateful to others that aren't like them for it to happen any time soon.
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Too True. Why not? the 'West' continue to enjoy the fruits of exploitation whilst turning a blind eye to the exploited. In having it in your face you will at least not claim not to know. Africa frnakly needs to take it's own affairs in hand and kick out the exploiters.
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This is a might more serious than it looks.  \n\nDid you know that the last estimate of the death toll across Europe reached 1.3 millions souls tortured and roasted to death in the name of G-d.  Whole villages in places like Scotland were left womanless, children lost their mothers, parents their daughters.  Women and girls constituted 95% of the deaths. \n\nFor those who care to remember this is an emmotive issue.  The inquisition, sometimes known as the female holocaust, was a time when patriarchal church leaders quaked with terror at the sheer power of women, believing them to be instruments of the devil, a source of evil, bringers of impurity to men.    \n\nAs both a Jew and a woman I feel it equally important to remember them both. Lest we forget  xxxx\n\np.s.  no Im not black as well.