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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2005.03.09

Today I found a disgusting article on the Economist. It deals in today's slavery figures, and those figures are appalling. There are still some 20 000 slaves in the US, and tens of thousands more in Africa and south Asia. In some countries in western Africa, as much as 40% of the population are slaves or former slaves!

What the hell kind of world are we building, here?

rand()m quote

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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