"SLAVERY PERSISTS IN AMERICA"- One of the SCARIEST 6-page Reports You Will Ever Read!

[Lumos]

Good points about the existing brutalities in today's world.

Also, slavery does not have to be obvious or openly brutal to STILL be enslavement.

Many, many situations that have appearances of being OK are still designed to enslave people.
The dole (welfare) is a perfect example of that.

Addictive substances that are designed to make it impossible to get off them are another example - such as anti-depressants that endanger those who wish to stop using them, or even tobacco products with many dangerous and addictive chemicals added to them.

Ever try completely getting rid of sugars in your life ??
Just another example of addiction using the most open - and also most addictive drug ever made - but it is sold in big bags everywhere and given to children constantly.

The only difference in what one labels 'slavery' is where one draws the line;
If it must mean people getting sold like cattle and beaten nearly to death regularly - then that is where you've drawn the line yourself - but it ignores many of the less obvious forms that have never stopped or gotten better.

At the other end of the spectrum - cubicle monkeys with regular paychecks can also easily be seen as slaves simply because they live their whole lives in such boxes...

The world COULD be a better place - but then who could the 'higher ups' use to do their work for them ?!?

[GetStuffDone]

(08-19-2018 05:38 AM)smithnowt Wrote:  Good points about the existing brutalities in today's world.

Also, slavery does not have to be obvious or openly brutal to STILL be enslavement.

Many, many situations that have appearances of being OK are still designed to enslave people.
The dole (welfare) is a perfect example of that.

Addictive substances that are designed to make it impossible to get off them are another example - such as anti-depressants that endanger those who wish to stop using them, or even tobacco products with many dangerous and addictive chemicals added to them.

Ever try completely getting rid of sugars in your life ??
Just another example of addiction using the most open - and also most addictive drug ever made - but it is sold in big bags everywhere and given to children constantly.

The only difference in what one labels 'slavery' is where one draws the line;
If it must mean people getting sold like cattle and beaten nearly to death regularly - then that is where you've drawn the line yourself - but it ignores many of the less obvious forms that have never stopped or gotten better.

At the other end of the spectrum - cubicle monkeys with regular paychecks can also easily be seen as slaves simply because they live their whole lives in such boxes...

The world COULD be a better place - but then who could the 'higher ups' use to do their work for them ?!?

Most of people won't even realize it. They were made to be slaves. The rope is long time invisible, uncatchable, have many forms and shapes.