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You can buy a slave for $50
You can buy a slave for $50
With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti, one can buy a slave. There are more slaves on the planet today than at any time in human history. Adjusting for inflation, in 1850 a slave would cost roughly $30k to $40k. Today you can go to Haiti and buy a 9-year-old girl to use as a sexual and domestic slave for $50. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago
tags slaves slave slavery haiti skinner monstrous
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 tigerton...
2 years ago
I don't know which is worse, that you can still buy a slave these days, or that said slave can be bought for $50. Outrageous!
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 betterjo...
2 years ago
... There are more slaves on the planet today than at any time in human history ...
Hmm, slavery sucks but I don't think that's a fact. Maybe absolute - not taking global population growth into account - but even that I'm not sure about.
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 bunnysut...
2 years ago
Wouldn't it be nice to go buy a bunch of people and then go "okay, your only job is to get an education and go back and help your people"

lessee..I've got about 2k in the bank right now... that would get like 40 peeps.

it's a start?
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 doggyliv...
2 years ago
Kinda reflects the low value society puts on human life these days. It seems more and more that human life means less to some people than material possessions.
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 doggyliv...
2 years ago
« bunnysutra : Wouldn't it be nice to go buy a bunch of people and then go "okay, your only job is to get an education and go back and help your people"

lessee..I've got about 2k in the bank right now... that would get like 40 peeps.

it's a start?
I'm in for about the same amount too :) I wish I could in reality do something about things like this. It makes my heart heavy to read stories like this. I feel so impotent to do anything to change things.
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 restless...
2 years ago
i respect the want to release the slaves, but BUYING them is only supporting the problem. you release the slaves, but the traders still get your money for them. so they have the means and the drive to procure more slaves, for you to buy, for them to continue doing a lucrative business.

if you collapse the slave trade industry, that could have a better effect on stopping human trafficking. but i don't know of a realistic and effective method of doing that ...
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 fitstret...
2 years ago
that is pretty sad!
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 doggyliv...
2 years ago
« restlesschicken : i respect the want to release the slaves, but BUYING them is only supporting the problem. you release the slaves, but the traders still get your money for them. so they have the means and the drive to procure more slaves, for you to buy, for them to continue doing a lucrative business.

if you collapse the slave trade industry, that could have a better effect on stopping human trafficking. but i don't know of a realistic and effective method of doing that ...
me neither, so until I work out a way I'll just b***h about it on teh internetz :D
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 hmtkstev...
2 years ago
Know what is really scary? Adopting a baby can cost over $30K!!!

So, after buying a slave how does one get it back state-side?
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 Moogle
2 years ago
« hmtksteve : So, after buying a slave how does one get it back state-side?
In an airplane!

*rimshot*
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 bunnysut...
2 years ago
« restlesschicken : i respect the want to release the slaves, but BUYING them is only supporting the problem. you release the slaves, but the traders still get your money for them. so they have the means and the drive to procure more slaves, for you to buy, for them to continue doing a lucrative business.

if you collapse the slave trade industry, that could have a better effect on stopping human trafficking. but i don't know of a realistic and effective method of doing that ...
I'm sure it's been said a thousand times, that in order to change the system, one must work within. Of course, I support and agree that purchasing is perpetuating to a degree -- but there is a reason for the infrastructure to exist as it is. --
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 gammerus
2 years ago
What if we pitched in and bought all the slave..
Think about it.
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 mango-fo...
2 years ago
« gammerus : What if we pitched in and bought all the slave..
Think about it.
Umm... like Restless said, this would just give the slave traders the opportunity to kidnap more slaves. We would just be supporting the system. Bother...

BTW, upvotes for Doggylives for making me look up "Impotent".
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 doggyliv...
2 years ago
« mango-fox : Umm... like Restless said, this would just give the slave traders the opportunity to kidnap more slaves. We would just be supporting the system. Bother...

BTW, upvotes for Doggylives for making me look up "Impotent".
Didn't you look it up when the doctor diagnosed you, er, nevermind.
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 mango-fo...
2 years ago
« doggylives : Didn't you look it up when the doctor diagnosed you, er, nevermind.
Wow, are you a comedian? cause you're hilarious.
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