The Biggest Human Rights Problem

Posted by Jack Stephens | October 6th, 2008 | Crossposted from The Blog and the Bullet

Alex Felipe writes on what he thinks is the biggest problem facing the Philippines today:

Poverty drives the sex trade. Poverty results in less children going to school. Poverty has a clear link to poor health. And poverty spurs rebellion to the existing order—called “terrorism” by the ruling class—which then results in violent government repression of that rebellion.

      

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