Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery

http://www.ted.com In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research -- and names the price of freeing every slave on earth right now.

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[funicula83]

Capitalism is organized abuse. People need resources, not money. Money is just an invention to share resources. We need a way to think out of the box, we cannot be blind. Capitalism is not working. To tell the truth, investments, profit, interest rates, are all constructions in the hands of few people controlling the distribution. The mass counts always as a reaction, Never as a cause. We need to go back and take our world.

[vpaczkowski]

Slavery in America is called the War on Drugs. First they created fear of Blacks and Hispanics on drugs raping white women. Then white America passes laws against drugs and prosecutes predominantly Black and Hispanics at first. When you are in prison you either work or you go to the hole. So we got Slavery again in the United States. In Louisiana they even pick cotton.

[Janusha]

Ooh so its because I think that way. Well Im fairly sure this was going on long before I even knew about it. My grandfather was in Congo with UN in the 50s and its pretty much the same shithole today. As it will continue to be after Im gone.

[fyyzfyyz]

It will end whenever you stop thinking that way.

[Janusha]

As always... Its us.. Europeans, Americans. That need to rescue Africans from themselves. Only so that we can rescue them again tomorrow. When will it ever end.

[brandnubian69]

The "faggots" that run the system? You sound like the "silly boy." Ad hominem attacks are a sure sign of a defeat my friend. You really do sound like a like spouting out your opinions of God's so called desires. Only a child who never studied an ounce of the systematic workings of human society would say that money is evil. Without it, you have no society. Without it, there would be chaos. Anyway, this really has nothing to do with the clip...

[futbolangel02]

It did not!!!! Santa Claus brought me this computer!!!! :o) I think you are just angry because I hate the faggots that run the system. No shit, I use money. All is fair in love and war. You silly boy.

[brandnubian69]

Money bought you the computer that allowed you to type that comment you little Hypochristian.

[crudhousefull]

Uh huh...also 20,000 Africans that have been smuggled in by white bastards from places with conflict that work as domestic workers in London

[crudhousefull]

Strap together 10 countries in Europe with 500,000 slaves each and you get 5 million. Same as in India or China. Let's have a look at per capita slavery you little shit

[crudhousefull]

What about the 1000 other Christians such as yourself :-) J/k