Comments on: Anti-slavery activists raise awareness by biking and hiking to the Grand Canyon http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/11/anti-slavery-activists-raise-awareness-by-biking-and-hiking-to-the-grand-canyon/ Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Etc. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/11/anti-slavery-activists-raise-awareness-by-biking-and-hiking-to-the-grand-canyon/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 Micah Tillman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:02:10 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/11/anti-slavery-activists-raise-awareness-by-biking-and-hiking-to-the-grand-canyon/#comment-1865 That is really really disturbing. In the course I'm teaching, we just got done studying Descartes and Locke, who were instrumental in popularizing (in the West) the idea that all humans have Reason, and therefore must be treated equally. It's disturbing to see that -- even though the modernity which D. and L. produced shaped/created our country -- some within our country can still function outside of D. and L.'s fundamental idea. That is really really disturbing.

In the course I’m teaching, we just got done studying Descartes and Locke, who were instrumental in popularizing (in the West) the idea that all humans have Reason, and therefore must be treated equally.

It’s disturbing to see that — even though the modernity which D. and L. produced shaped/created our country — some within our country can still function outside of D. and L.’s fundamental idea.

]]> By: Tookshire http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/11/anti-slavery-activists-raise-awareness-by-biking-and-hiking-to-the-grand-canyon/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 Tookshire Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:20:06 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/11/anti-slavery-activists-raise-awareness-by-biking-and-hiking-to-the-grand-canyon/#comment-1848 My husband works as a police officer and is very aware, because of his line of duty, that there is still a slave industry here in America. So many illegal immigrants seeking refuge or a better life here in America are brought over by others from their country...and then are trapped into the slave trade. It's horrible. My husband works as a police officer and is very aware, because of his line of duty, that there is still a slave industry here in America. So many illegal immigrants seeking refuge or a better life here in America are brought over by others from their country…and then are trapped into the slave trade. It’s horrible.

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