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thetammyjo -> RE: Are subs/slave sold anymore? (3/10/2008 1:01:38 PM)
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ORIGINAL: thetammyjo Slavery is illegal in many countries but not all. Just as a point of curiosity, I was under the impression that slavery was formally illegal everywhere in the world, although tacitly accepted in some places. Do you really know of countries where slavery is explicitly legal? If so, which ones? I might have to consider relocating...[sm=smile.gif] Incidentally, I agree with you completely about the complexities that would arise if a member of a slave-holding society moved to a country where slavery was illegal, and brought the human chattels along. However, I think I would want local laws to take precedence, just on the principle of doing as the Romans do (well, the Romans did have slaves, but you know what I mean!). Off the top of my head, no, I can't name a specific country. However in my comparative slavery classes I remember discussing countries in Africa and Asia in the 1990s where slavery was still legal as well as countries where while technically not legal it is actively overlooked by authorities either for cultural or financial regions. We need to remember that even when something is illegal that does not mean that that activity does not happen in said society. Think about it logically, if it didn't happen then why would you need laws against it? Rape is illegal in the USA and yet rapes happen every day. So I'm not surprised and in fact would require proof that slavery didn't exist in a society simply because I'd assume that it did, legally or illegally. Perhaps I'm just very jaded but I assume that human beings will do the worst most of the time so little surprises me in this world.
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