Wake up, people! Slavery is not a thing of the past but very much alive.
Definition of slavery: Anyone who makes a claim upon yourself or your property is making you a slave. A slave is a victim of any who claims authority over another. “We the People” have become slaves of those who have taken upon themselves to force their rules, regulations, restrictions, their authority over our lives.
Examples of common slavery: 50 percent of our income goes for taxes if one includes all fees, paying, permits, licenses, tolls, federal, state, county sales taxes, gas tax, and inflation. What percentage of taxes would we be paying not to be a slave, zero percent? The reason most don’t realize this is because they don’t see themselves in a ball and chain, or a whip forcing us to comply.
The most egregious, despicable, evil, heartbreaking form of slavery is found in the continuing wickedness of human trafficking. Those who make it available and those who take advantage of our precious youth are the most evil and wicked of all. Unknown to many, this has been advancing for many years and since the onset of our unabated borders. Many crossing our open borders are not just looking for a better life but looking for more opportunities for drug trafficking, human trafficking, crime related activities.
Our open borders are a gift to those whose main focus is on money, no matter how evil and despicable are their methods for doing so.
We must recognize slavery in all forms and eliminate it.
“There are none so enslaved as those who falsely think they are free.” –Johann Goethe
Ellie Ripley
Arroyo Grande
This article appears in Aug 17-27, 2023.