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Obama Declares January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

By sarajean on 1/14/10 6:37pm
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All I can say is finally.

Yes, human trafficking and slavery has been getting a bit more attention lately due to different movements and films (from documentaries to fictional movies like Taken). I appreciate that. But it seems like the general public is still in denial that modern day slavery and human trafficking—human kidnapping and sale—is still very much alive and afoot. In fact, it’s the third largest industry in the world,  generating $32 billion every year with 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals trafficked into the U.S. annually alone.

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My .2% Genetic Difference is Better Than Yours

By sarajean on 6/24/09 11:27pm
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There is a word the Greeks used that would suffice to define man’s assumptions of superiority, and that word is hubris—an overbearing arrogance that often resulted in punishment from the gods, as Arachne found when she boasted at being better at the loom than the goddess Athena and soon found herself to be a spider.

When humans assert themselves over other humans and claim superiority based on skin, class, race, gender, or other differences, injustice is the result—either in the form of unjust thoughts and assumptions made that trickle into the daily actions of humans like dirty tap water, or in outright violation of human and civil rights, such as owning property, voting, marrying, or even having the simple right to be alive or not be a slave.

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