Monday, 30 May 2011

Slavery...still around in the 21st Century

One aspect of Inhumanity that has always bothered me is the dominance of some World powers that enslaved people.
Roman and Greek societies are typical of cultures who demanded slaves.
It was as common then as having a car today.
A slave would be owned and could only be freed with consent or by payment of their agreed value.
Today I find one form of slavery unusual, that of smoking.
A person volunteers to become a slave to tobacco and then pays the Master for the privilege!
Volunteering to be dominated goes against all sense.
The outcome is self Inflicted hardship.
It seems that slavery, having been legally abolished, has found more subtle ways to take control of lives for convenience and profit.
Smokers are one step from Freedom...so take it.

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