The Government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. - Mark Twain

“How Much For The Little Girl?”

by West Virginia Rebel

Where’s Abraham Lincoln when you need him?

In the popular consciousness, “slavery” has come to be little more than just a metaphor for undue hardship. Investment bankers routinely refer to themselves as “high-paid wage slaves.” Human rights activists may call $1-an-hour sweatshop laborers slaves, regardless of the fact that they are paid and can often walk away from the job.

The reality of slavery is far different. Slavery exists today on an unprecedented scale. In Africa, tens of thousands are chattel slaves, seized in war or tucked away for generations. Across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, traffickers have forced as many as 2 million into prostitution or labor. In South Asia, which has the highest concentration of slaves on the planet, nearly 10 million languish in bondage, unable to leave their captors until they pay off “debts,” legal fictions that in many cases are generations old.

This is one area that seriously needs more attention, and where many liberals seem to be either unaware or noticeably silent. As the first black President, Barack Obama could be a powerful voice against the slave trade, if he wants to advocate real change that goes beyond the platitudes of his campaign.

Comments

Posted by Miguelito on 07/13/08 at 05:47 PM from

Maybe I’m getting a whacked result, but the href in your link is blank… so it just points back to the same page.

I’d love to RTFM too. :)

Posted by Brian at Tomfoolery on 07/13/08 at 06:02 PM from

Why would Obama do that if he were lucky enough to be elected?  Slavery goes on in the Muslim world only these days.  He’d never speak out against them.  He’ll only get tough with America’s friends and allies. 

And, wdo you think Obama’s paymasters are?  ou don’t actually think Obama has been getting all that case from Watts and the South Side do you?

Posted by West Virginia Rebel on 07/13/08 at 06:12 PM from

Link fixed.

who do you think Obama’s paymasters are?

Ah, the “He’s a secret Muslim” meme. Is that all you’ve got?

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