I love that the US likes to pretend that it's the omnipresent police force of the universe. A report was compiled about human trafficking, and of course Russia and former Soviet Union nations got a bad grade. It's true, when you think about trafficking humans, you automatically think of some dirty mafia thug kidnapping little girls from the school yard. Do I picture him being Russian or Slavic? Maybe. That or some Asian drug-king recruiting young women to be "entertainers and bartenders."
But Russia says that's not fair. You know, they're right. The US is a main importer of these women. US men go on sex tours in Japan and Singapore, and other eastern countries--number one customers. Russians and Asians may kidnap the girls, but heck, we Americans pay for them to do it. We are the demanders looking for the supply which happens to be poor souls looking for money, whether it be male recruiters/managers/kidnappers or innocent/desperate women trying for a better life. Yeah, we pay for them. In reality, the heart of the problem is poverty on one end, and intense sexual perversion and greed on the other. We're the greedy, sex hungry ones...obviously. If there wasn't a demand, wouldn't the trade dwindle? But it's not. It's thriving.
In fact, it's surpassing the drug trade. Drugs are a commodity that once used, the supply must be replenished, regrown, etc. But a woman/child is a commodity that can be used over and over again. It is estimated that one woman alone earns $250,000 a year. Around 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are smuggled into our nation every year. That's over $3.5 billion to $4.3 billion a year. And just so you know, the numbers of women and children trafficked are probably vastly underestimated. This is international organized crime. And we, ladies and gentleman, are the main customers.
But Russia says that's not fair. You know, they're right. The US is a main importer of these women. US men go on sex tours in Japan and Singapore, and other eastern countries--number one customers. Russians and Asians may kidnap the girls, but heck, we Americans pay for them to do it. We are the demanders looking for the supply which happens to be poor souls looking for money, whether it be male recruiters/managers/kidnappers or innocent/desperate women trying for a better life. Yeah, we pay for them. In reality, the heart of the problem is poverty on one end, and intense sexual perversion and greed on the other. We're the greedy, sex hungry ones...obviously. If there wasn't a demand, wouldn't the trade dwindle? But it's not. It's thriving.
In fact, it's surpassing the drug trade. Drugs are a commodity that once used, the supply must be replenished, regrown, etc. But a woman/child is a commodity that can be used over and over again. It is estimated that one woman alone earns $250,000 a year. Around 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are smuggled into our nation every year. That's over $3.5 billion to $4.3 billion a year. And just so you know, the numbers of women and children trafficked are probably vastly underestimated. This is international organized crime. And we, ladies and gentleman, are the main customers.
