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Surely for much of the population of Africa being a slave would be better than there standard of living at the moment?

2007-03-27 05:38:13 · 48 answers · asked by free_gary_glitter 1 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

please no more "We could start with you" answers, if i was in the situation where i would be better of a slave i wouldnt be sat behind a PC on yahoo answers would I?

2007-03-27 06:22:32 · update #1

Please no more "how would you like to be a slave" answers either, they are equally pointless.

2007-03-27 06:24:56 · update #2

48 answers

This question makes me sick.

But, slavery is bigger now than it has ever been. There are more slaves now than at any moment in history.

Sex trafficing is huge! Labor camps! Sweat shops! So if you are so inclined then i am sure there is some illegal organization that would be glad to have your help.

Many places in africa are suffering at the moment. Lets take a moment to examine why shall we?

1. WTO (World Trade Organization)- ignores the unfair so called "free trading" that is taking place in many countries in Africa (there are 54 if you didnt know all with very different socio-political situations). Favors larger developed nations, ignoring requests of african nations. Look it up yourself.

2. Wall Street. Much of the value of the commoditites coming out of Africa is not feeding back into the African economy, instead it is lining the pockets of wall street investors. Thgey are being robbed of resources.

3. Free Trade. In and of itself not necessarily evil. However the current structure of "Free trade" totally takes advantage of countries like africa preventing the farmers to establish their own prices (see also wall street).

4. World bank loans. the world bank is forcing loans on these countries along with aid deals, so many of the countries are so bogged down in paying the debt of the world bank loans, they have no money to build up their own infrastructure. They then rely on aid form the us (our disgusting GMO wheat).

5. Corrupt leadership. Do you research. The USA is backing many corrupt dictators as a means to destabilize these nations politically and by default economically. In doing so they make the outright injustice of _1-4) hard for the nation to stop.

Don't take my word for it, do your research. and dont make such ignorant comments, you are really adding to the problem.

2007-03-27 07:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by shea 5 · 0 0

What do you mean "re-introduce"? The slave trade is alive and well today! (Esp. in Africa and Southeast Asia.)

And yes, some people willingly choose to accept (near-)slavery working conditions, because they've determined that those conditions are better than the ones in which they currently exist, which is just a bare existence.

However, there's a reason why the slave trade now is still illegal. It amounts to exploitation of those in desperate situations. It's like giving a homeless person/drug addict in your own country $5 to do something no reasonable person would do (like kill another, eat dog poo, etc.).

The free-market works, more or less. We can perhaps find decent jobs for everyone. If that means prices have to go up a bit to account for extra labor costs, then maybe that's a price we should accept to ensure the welfare of people worldwide.

2007-03-27 07:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by no_good_names_left_17 3 · 1 0

Aside from all of the ethical/moral issues, re-introducing slave trade wouldn't do anything to solve the AIDS crisis in Africa, which is one of the big contributers to the misery over there. Also, slave owners would have the right to treat their slaves inhumanely, without food or water. Most importantly, though (I think), slaves would have little to no hope of a better life or escape from their situation, and being hopeless is no better than being hungry.

2007-03-27 05:48:30 · answer #3 · answered by kacey 5 · 0 0

We don't need to re introduce it it is existing in 2007 , with child slavery, prostitution, workers on the minimum wage in Britain. Also I picked up the times today , Abortion by Nurses , Bring back unwanted baby drops , Have we really come any further than the mid Victorians next we will send children into the equivalent Chimneys , mines and cotton Mills .
But we are all slaves to the mass media that controls us through business and politics .

Everywhere man is born free bit in Cjhains

2007-03-27 05:50:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The slave trade never ended. There's hundreds of thousands of slaves to the dollar and slaves in factories who can't earn a descent living. Then there's those slaves to chocolate.

However, I think you miss the spirit of the question. People would rather be poor, free and happy than forced to labor, taken care of and be unhappy because the quality of their lives were merely existing and not experiencing all that life has to offer.

2007-03-27 13:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0 0

I don't think it would be a better standard of life. The slave trade might have 'offered' jobs and food to the masse's, but look at the consiquences, beatings, being treated as second rate citezens with no pride or dignity of self, so although their lifes now are beyond terrible, they can be free of an owner and command their own lifes.

2007-03-27 07:11:31 · answer #6 · answered by kissaled 5 · 0 0

No, the slave trade wouldn't thrive under capitalism because it is not self-supporting.

Under a mercantilist economy a slave would be considered property thus enhancing one's wealth. Under mercantilism the more you have the wealthier you are.

Today in the 21st century, most of the world, including Africa, is under some form of capitalist economic system.

Under capitalism a slave would be considered an unnecessary expense so it makes better 'cents' under capitalism to free the slave, pay him minimum wage, and charge him rent and for his food rather than pay for his clothing, room & board. So slavery wouldn't thrive under capitalism.

2007-03-27 06:15:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

In answer to your question: we already have.

However, the notion of OUR capitalist and shallow existence being juxtaposed with an 'authentic' African way-of-life is ludicrous to say the least. Family, at least for some people, is the paramount reason for their being alive in the first place.

Please, don't confuse the issue. The notion that a capitalistic and technologically-advanced society is thus 'first-world', should not be juxtaposed or, indeed, allowed to coexist with the notion that a financially- and technologically-challenged nation-state is 'third-world'.

"Slave" is a relative term. So is "prostitution". As is "empire by proxy".

For goodness sake READ your own history.

etc etc etc et alia et alia et alia

Paul

2007-03-27 06:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The slave trade is not a very bright question , for one, it is a sign of ignorance and stupidity. If you haven't figured out by now after all this time that men are equal, than you probly never will. Slavery isn't an option period. What should be an option is eliminating the ideas of people like you that because the color of one's skin they are subhuman

2007-03-27 05:58:36 · answer #9 · answered by Dre l 2 · 0 0

I think this is gonna cause you a lot of upset.

I don't think the slave trade or child labour should or would ever be re-introduced, its accepted as wrong. I think something needs to be done to improve the lives of people in the developing world such as cancelling world debt and buying fair trade not enslaving people.

Don't forget slavery does still exist in the world and we need to know whats going on - child labour and human trafficking etc.

2007-03-27 09:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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