An American woman with something to say

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boozyoldman
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An American woman with something to say

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A correspondent in NYC recommends this site:

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/06/soma ... rsonality/

A lot of it is OLD HAT to many here, but there are some worthwhile insights ... one wonders whether it would be a
paying proposition to set up fast photo-ops for tourists pressed for time - the fee-paying tourist could be multisnapped with
skinny, ragged (and even maimed) nippers in front of a crude shack for a modest sum - $200 would be a good starting
price.

Just an idea, of course.
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Here is just a little of what this sage has to say:

This year’s tour to Thailand Delegation to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking is aimed at aspiring individuals. What might they mean by that? And why do they call this a delegation to end trafficking rather than, if not pure tourism, a first step towards understanding trafficking? The pretension is obviously meant to provide something to add to CVs, the way internships in impressive-sounding organisations do, though at least those last some months, whereas this tour takes a week (5 -12 August). Look at the rhetoric:

Global Exchange Reality Tours is facilitating this delegation to Thailand geared specifically to confronting the realities of the global trade in human beings. Participants will receive a comprehensive education in the mechanics of human trafficking, as well an understanding of its underlying causes. Participants will meet with those who have been freed from slavery and learn what it means to rebuild one’s life after having been a victim of trafficking, and will also engage directly with groups and individuals on the frontlines of the struggle to expose and ultimately end the trade in human lives.

This is B-movie-type public-relations prose: facilitating – delegation – geared – confronting – realities – global trade – human beings – comprehensive education – mechanics – human trafficking – participants – comprehensive education – mechanics – underlying causes – freed from slavery – rebuild one’s life – frontlines of the struggle – expose – end the trade – human lives. Nothing concrete, nothing real.
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This is considerably worse than tourism. It's a very common NGO racket. The product being sold is a contentless resume pad frequently sold at a very high price. Particularly popular among college students fighting for admission to the next gradate level boondoogle or those already in the NGO racket looking to advance.

caveat - in my personal experience, some ngo's do very good work mainly in the medical area. this crap is a spit in the eye to those.
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