Holger Dansk wrote:
On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 15:01:16 GMT, Holger Dansk
wrote:

The fact that people in parts of Africa own slaves
or commit atrocities is equally irrelevant--the civilizations you
admire having created things of "importance" (Greeks, Romans, et
al.) did the same things. Nor are these behaviors limited to
sub-Saharan Africa in modern times.

Well, now, we are talking about today, not thousands of years ago,
etc.

What other countries have slaves today. I'm sure there may be a
few if you look real hard.

Today, black people have black slaves in Mauritania, southwest of
Algeria.

I knew there would be another savage place that had slavery.

De factor slavery still exists in the US. This particular acticle from
February of this year discusses slavery/human bondage in Floris:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/02/...rafficking.ap/. Of course,
it's not legal, but I'm not sure it's legal in Mauritania, either.

So, is Florida a "savage" place, too?

I'm sure they have doo doo too.

As indeed, people everywhere do. I know of no place in the world where
people do not produce excrement.
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