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	Circus slavery

bignosemousie

8-1-2008 2:39 PM

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8-1-2008 2:48 PM

Imnclady

No wonder so many people leave the country to come here...not that things like this aren't happening all over the world for one reason or another.

Children seem to suffer so many cruelties, how can we ever be able to stop the exploitation of those oppressed...God help them all.

8-1-2008 2:58 PM

bignosemousie

No wonder so many people leave the country to come here.

That is very true, but sometimes they are tricked and they end up being enslaved in America too. I'm working on some clips about this.

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