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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
I agree with what you're saying. At the same time I think what Girly is saying bears a lot of truth. There are just so many people struggling in China and so much need that you can't possibly help everyone. People learn to take care of themselves and family first with fear of losing everything they are struggling to get too.
For some added context on that article you posted too, it is worth noting that while the mother paid 20,000 rmb and was being chased for another 35,000 a decent salary in even most middle cities of China is around 2,000 per month and many don't make that. The fear of losing that much while also struggling just to even keep up with inflation on necessities could be a powerful disincentive.
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I am not blind to all these facts. We live in a different world where insurance, and a public health care system protects you against these issues.
I was not born and raised in China, so I cannot pretend to say what I would and wouldn't do if my life was completely different from day 1. I can only say what I would do, knowing who how I was raised, and what beliefs were instilled in me.
What does scare me though, is with the growing rate of immigration, would one of those people that walked past that dying child, walk past a dying Canadian? Are we going to start seeing the same indifference in our country, and people protected by the "It is a cultural difference, we let our citizens bleed to death in agony, and it is a hate crime to punish me for it." Knowing our government, I could see it happening.