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LisaLynne

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13. There is a clear action that can be taken and people willing to take that action ...

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 08:14 AM

Sep 2014

in this case. In human trafficking, as you even say, it's complex and there are no easy and quick fixes.

And you're right -- people can be angry about many things at once. I don't rank suffering. If there is something I can do to lift the suffering of ONE being, I will do it. Maybe that doesn't seem like a enough to you, but if enough people do it enough times, it will make a difference. This case is raising awareness. If no suffering and cruelty is accepted, it is good for us all and that is what we are hopefully moving towards.

I just don't like this argument and have heard it way too many times: Why worry about this when THIS is happening??? And it usually comes up when people are doing something for animals. Why not worry about it all? We need to. We HAVE to. As I said before, if we fight injustice in all it's forms, it moves us towards ending ALL injustice.

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I wish 60 million trafficked Indian people got the Western attention one Indian elephant has [View all] Recursion Sep 2014 OP

I agree. I think it's because we feel we can do something about a single case of injustice renate Sep 2014 #1

we see this everywhere but it could be because humans are seen as the problem and people JI7 Sep 2014 #2

Understood. This fall I will be interviewing someone about this (Trafficking) from NHTRC The Straight Story Sep 2014 #3

I don't understand why people blow off the difficult stuff daredtowork Sep 2014 #4

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #5

Awful. How heart breaking. BainsBane Sep 2014 #6

And I don't want to come across as being against elephant activism Recursion Sep 2014 #8

I thank you for this JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #7

I have a somewhat famous beef with the primates here Recursion Sep 2014 #9

I know that was your intent! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #10

K&R Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #11

Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #14

Thank you! nt. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #15

If only we Americans could fix Indian culture! It's in our power, after all. Romulox Sep 2014 #12

There is a clear action that can be taken and people willing to take that action ... LisaLynne Sep 2014 #13

This is also more worthy of attention than the anguish of multimillionaire Hollywood celebrities Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #16