Topic: Modern-day slavery - page 3. (Read 832 times)

Democracy is a camouflage used by the political leaders to conceal their the main system of ruling which they practice. Have you never wondered that the same rulers who ruled during the military system are still the same leaders in the democratic system. What do you expect from them? They cant change from that system because it is what they first practiced and hidden beneath their mind and soul the military spirit still resides in them. I have seen videos of people voting and at the end of the vote the military men are the ones who comes to take the ballot boxes. Which it is not how its supposed to be.

The world's system is designed to enslave people, we have believed the idea that one can only be successful if he or she goes to school and bags a degree, what happens after you graduate from college? You still find yourself in the system working for the government, working a 9 to 5 job or working multiple jobs and with all these hard work you won't be paid enough to live the life of your dreams, this is indeed modern day slavery. Becoming financially free comes with a lot of risks, sacrifices, consistency and improvisation.

Democracy, which is supposed to be government of the people, for the people, and by the people, is now the new way for modern slavery. The government of my country, under the pretense of democracy, are taking citizens through hell. The situation we are in is a situation of smiling in pain.

The government, which is supposed to look out for us, are the ones tearing us apart. The currency does not have much value, inflation is on the high side, and the prices of things are triple the price it was at the beginning of the year.

The citizens speaking seems they are shouting into a void. It seems democracy has been used as a cover for either military rule or other forms of oppression that do not listen to the people.  Those in power want to keep fooling the people and continue ruling under the tag of democracy.

It's not easy to think positively with the current economy talk less about starting out on your own because there are certain opposing government policies and oppositions too.  What people do is adjust to the hardships.

People start looking for side incomes, working three jobs at once, trying to make ends meet, always on the go to work, neglecting their health and neglecting their emotions. A lot of people are even emotionally unstable, but they can't talk about it because that's not what's on the ground. You have a family to feed, you have responsibilities to take care of.

Political instability is the major cause of current economic hardship. The government is stabbing us while hugging us. Do you think political instability is the major course or something else?

I'm speaking of facts on the ground. A little boy is very excited to go to school but the school is one-day kilometer away (that's how they measure distance somewhere in the mountains-- that means you need an entire day of walking to reach your destination), the trail is almost impassable especially when it rains, the parents are dirt poor, and so on. Now, I'm not saying that the boy won't become a professional someday, but the odds are totally against him. It won't surprise me, and I won't blame them, if only 1 among 10 of them will eventually finish elementary.

In my city, the battle of who will lead it is fought between two members of political and corrupt dynasties. You tell me if I indeed have a choice.

Free will, freedom, authenticity, choice, and so on are beautiful words. Words. If you're under a different set of circumstances, you can speak of them as if they're real. To some, they aren't.

And there are such concepts as natural lottery and social lottery. The government, institutions, system, structures should fill the gap, provide more to those who aren't so lucky in these lotteries. They fail! Terribly!

How can the people choose their leaders when after voting the whole electoral process will be rigged and another leader will be chosen? The system has been fully manipulated. When the people vote those in power goes back inside and remove all the vote inserting their own vote. In my country last election i participated in voting. And these time i decided to keep record of all the votes in my local area and most importantly in my polling unit. When the result came out it was a whole different thing. The other candidate who have the least vote in local area was given the highest vote and he is our current president now.

I refuse to follow this logic, because if I did, I would have to accept the fact I don't have any autenticity or free will at all, since it's all about a gray undefined body called system which decides everything for me.

This system is composed by people like us, who somehow managed to accumulate power, using their skills and cognitive abilities to manipulate and take advantage from average citizens of society.

They are constantly trying to make us to believe we have no choices, besides playing their game. The fact you are persuaded to always choose the lesser evil is an evidence of that. However, you don't have to. You always have the possibility and potential to find gaps on this system imposed to you in order to thrive and develop yourself, despite obstacles and sabotages.

The difficult level involved in not playing the system's game may be high, but it's not impossible, and I guess the purpose of life is to not give up to them. Key point I've found is to be less dependant as possible on mainstream groups, while becoming more autonomous and self-reliable on yourself.

People start looking for side incomes, working three jobs at once, trying to make ends meet, always on the go to work, neglecting their health and neglecting their emotions. A lot of people are even emotionally unstable, but they can't talk about it because that's not what's on the ground. You have a family to feed, you have responsibilities to take care of.

Political instability is the major cause of current economic hardship. The government is stabbing us while hugging us. Do you think political instability is the major course or something else?

People start looking for side incomes, working three jobs at once, trying to make ends meet, always on the go to work, neglecting their health and neglecting their emotions. A lot of people are even emotionally unstable, but they can't talk about it because that's not what's on the ground. You have a family to feed, you have responsibilities to take care of.

Political instability is the major cause of current economic hardship. The government is stabbing us while hugging us. Do you think political instability is the major course or something else?

Political instability could be a major reason for modern day slavery. Seeing those people who have been victims of human trafficking, or even forced labor, that only proves that there is nothing good brought into the community about this political instability. And worst is, while the big names in the government are gaining a lot of benefits from it, those poor individuals have even push into extreme poverty. This leads to economic instability, where rich people becomes richer, while the poor ones end up the poorest of them all.

that only proves that there is nothing good brought into the community about this political instability

I'm not discounting the power of an individual to defy the odds and achieve great success. But it would be unfair to blame them for failing. The hindrances and obstacles toward success are insurmountable, and these are usually systematic and structural. Rather than putting all the blame to the individual, it's the leaders, the state, institutions, the socio-economic structure, and so on should that should be held accountable.

In the first place, are the individuals actually given a choice? Or is the democratic process merely giving them evil and lesser evil as options?

The major cause of modern crisis are the individual choices people have been making along history's course. Democracy allows people to choose their leaders, so if these leaders aren't performing as desired, why are people still voting and supporting them?

You can take any countries as example. People are constantly complaining about economical and social crisis, but at same time they defend politicians with enthusiasm, they idolize politicians.

Of course nothing will ever be fixed this way, because politicians feel safe to put in practice measures to benefit themselves, while neglecting the demands and needs of the population. There aren't negative consequences for them, so why would they change their actions?

Political instability could be a major reason for modern day slavery. Seeing those people who have been victims of human trafficking, or even forced labor, that only proves that there is nothing good brought into the community about this political instability. And worst is, while the big names in the government are gaining a lot of benefits from it, those poor individuals have even push into extreme poverty. This leads to economic instability, where rich people becomes richer, while the poor ones end up the poorest of them all.

Political instability is the major cause of current economic hardship. The government is stabbing us while hugging us. Do you think political instability is the major course or something else?

Democracy, which is supposed to be government of the people, for the people, and by the people, is now the new way for modern slavery. The government of my country, under the pretense of democracy, are taking citizens through hell. The situation we are in is a situation of smiling in pain.

The major cause of modern crisis are the individual choices people have been making along history's course. Democracy allows people to choose their leaders, so if these leaders aren't performing as desired, why are people still voting and supporting them?

People start looking for side incomes, working three jobs at once, trying to make ends meet, always on the go to work, neglecting their health and neglecting their emotions. A lot of people are even emotionally unstable, but they can't talk about it because that's not what's on the ground. You have a family to feed, you have responsibilities to take care of.

Political instability is the major cause of current economic hardship. The government is stabbing us while hugging us. Do you think political instability is the major course or something else?