Ebbie -

Are you saying that capitalism only depends on poorly paid workers but not slavery?

I think capitalism needs both.

What do you think happens to the people who are smuggled into North America? Do you think they apply for their social security card and then go to work at WalMart?

I suppose you think that prostitutes are poorly paid by their Johns and not really slaves. Have you ever heard about massage parlours and porn videos? What about child porn? Do you think that's slavery or just poorly paid kids?

Do you think the kids who work in sweatshops are slaves or poorly paid workers? Who do you think makes many of the consumer goods that we rush to purchase? Have you ever looked into the factories of Indonesia, India, China, etc.?

What about the young brides of India? Do you think they have married freely or do you think that maybe the old men that they are married to just might be using them as household slaves. Its my understanding that many of those brides are beaten to death if they don't co-operate.

In fact, in many countries, women are no more than slaves.

I am sorry to tell you, Ebbie, that slavery does exist. Take the time to read some of the posts above. You may be inspired to look a little deeper into modern day slavery instead of rushing to proclaim that I have made "a very broad statement".

Apologies made by dignitaries, many years after the fact, are meaningless. Its just another whitewash. A way to convince people that slavery only happened in the past. Kinda like those folks that keep saying "Never Again" but can't see what is happening in Darfur.