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[johnny9fingers]

Gordon Bennett, in what century are we living?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/27/niger-slave-court

I am heartened by the judicial result, but blimey....

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[retrofire.livejournal.com]

It's so sad that this still goes on. And Bush thinks the way to help African women is to teach them abstinence.

I never heard of Gordon Bennett before.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bennett_(expression)

You'd have thought that slavery would have ceased to be an issue in the 21st century.

[winterlion.livejournal.com]

... change IS slow...
for after all : slavery is still fading out in the US too...
It hasn't been legal in that country in more than a century - but people are still charged with it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking

(actually, there's cases in Vancouver BC Canada from time to time. They don't make the international papers, usually - and our courts DO respond quickly - but they still happen)

[towith.livejournal.com]

Why would slavery be halted by an arbitrary change of calender?

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

No reason whatever. However, the 'notion' of a 21st century isn't merely one of an arbitrary date, especially not in rhetorical usage.

[towith.livejournal.com]

Perhaps only in the rhetorical usage, given the context.