Slavery, sexual abuse, trafficking in humans. Wrong in all situations. Whether it's child sexual abuse, abduction and enslavement, enslavement of "captive" workers (has happened on ranches, for instance)--always wrong, never OK, and I do not respect anyone who defends any of these practices. Related but sometimes considered as different is systematic abuse of groups of society by gender (women being denied education/forced marriages/restrictions on their basic freedoms), religion, "caste," race. My position on these is the same as on the former: Not OK, ever, and I do not respect those who practice or defend these things.
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Slavery, sexual abuse, trafficking in humans. Wrong in all situations. Whether it's child sexual abuse, abduction and enslavement, enslavement of "captive" workers (has happened on ranches, for instance)--always wrong, never OK, and I do not respect anyone who defends any of these practices. Related but sometimes considered as different is systematic abuse of groups of society by gender (women being denied education/forced marriages/restrictions on their basic freedoms), religion, "caste," race. My position on these is the same as on the former: Not OK, ever, and I do not respect those who practice or defend these things.
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80 Acres: June 16, 2006
The rain stopped a week ago; the winter grasses are brown or browning, the early wildflowers have gone to seed. But soil moisture is still good. The…
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80 Acres: May 5, 2016
Most but not all the surface water has dried up, soils that were seeping and running with water last week are dry enough to walk on in regular shoes.…
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80 Acres: Earth Day 2016, Part 1
Earth Day 2016 It had rained in the day before, and dawned cool, with a northeast breeze--a perfect day to go checking the water quality on the…
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80 Acres: June 16, 2006
The rain stopped a week ago; the winter grasses are brown or browning, the early wildflowers have gone to seed. But soil moisture is still good. The…
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80 Acres: May 5, 2016
Most but not all the surface water has dried up, soils that were seeping and running with water last week are dry enough to walk on in regular shoes.…
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80 Acres: Earth Day 2016, Part 1
Earth Day 2016 It had rained in the day before, and dawned cool, with a northeast breeze--a perfect day to go checking the water quality on the…
