re: #148 Alyosha

On the topic of human-on-human exploitation, saw ‘12 Years a Slave’ with the GF. Kind of movie you want to stand up and applaud at the end for what the film achieved, but was actually more poignant so that when the lights came up I could hear only the soft shuffling of people filing out, and the muffled weeping of others who were overcome.
It was a beautifully sad moment that I personally haven’t encountered before.
My lady seemed less affected than myself afterwards, and told me that her consolation was that sort of thing doesn’t happen anymore.
She was surprised when I told her that there are more slaves today then there were back then. Obviously the trade isn’t officially state-sanctioned, but it doesn’t make the sale and exploitation of desperate, marginalised and vulnerable people less odious.

People are amazingly ignorant. One of the reasons I am obnoxious on my soap box. I want the facts to be heard.