My head is spinning! That lack of personal responsibility to be decent, regardless of circumstances, is at the heart of the problem.
Me too. ... I'm at a total loss, baffled and bewildered.
With all due respect la_guachita, I would and DO UNDERSTAND CIRCUMSTANCES. Absolutely.
I showed a sever inhuman example of circumstances, when someone sleeps hungry out in the cold to be found frozen to death in the morning.
Only I need someone to point it out to me and explain it in plain simple English (No academic mumbo jumbo ... please), where are the circumstances here in the following:
The argentine poverty is rare and has lots of bonds, historically, with the state. Thats why we have huge social plans now (NOTHING COMPARED TO EUROPEAN STATES! - I know that Spain up to 2008 had a lot of social plans heavier than us). Poverty is relatively under control, we re not in 2002 or 2003 now.
It is a poverty with mobility, actually. You can see the Directv anthens in the villas, for instance. There is some kind of porgress to these people. Thats why we need a big state, of we have some retired state, argentine society explodes, informal job enters, poverty, unemployment, etc. Health and education fortunately is free in this country, I dont see a problem with that. Some (not all!) public hospitals are very good. The same with school, although I think I wont send my kids if I have to a public school, at least not to primaria. But then for high school you have the Pellegrini or the Nacional Buenos Aires, and then the UBA, totally free. I like it to be porous, open to everyone.
Generally the ones that rob are young and on drugs. They dont are afrais of being killed by the police. As I said their life value nothing, so if they get that from society, they already have the no, so why dont go and get stuff violently? they have nothing to loose.
They recieve nothing but stigmatization.
Just trying to think the reasons why they robbed, The Tv and the media in general will try to sell you that they are bad guys, while CEOs and maffious politicians, or corrupted bussinessmen are the ones we must admire.
I see nothing but
good human dignified circumstances.
ALL needs covered. Housing, Health care, Schools, Child Support, Gov. Assistance, ... everything ... including DirectTV .....
Argentines are most fortunate for having such a generous social system, and I always empathized with that.
All needs are covered
except for the needs of the young on drugs.
I'm afflicted, dizzy and distraught, ...
1. Why does a helpless woman (or any one) have to be subjected to acts of violence in the process of loosing her purse, her phone, her necklace, ... for the needs of the young on drugs
2. Why does't the gov. create programs to address and help cover the needs of the young on drugs.
3. Why is it OK to ingnore the problem as if it doesn't exist? The young on drugs enters Police station, shortly leaves with nothing changed, not for him, not for the helpless old lady .. nobody wins.
4. Ain't it cruel to accept that the young on drugs has nothing to loose so
it OK for him (but not for me ... I have a house and a job I am afraid to loose)
5. The young on drugs needs professional help, .... not iPhone or moto
6.
I UNDERSTAND CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED.
Argentina's good fortunes and UNIQUE position allows it to achieve that.
Once the basic needs are covered, The rest is a competition, fierce, wild, relenless, tough, dog eats dog, ...
iPhones, motos, jobs at Microsoft and Google ..... are not needs to be covered ... those are fights to be faught .. work like a slave for 70 years.
I'm 70 years old, ... I don't have iPhone, never had one, can't afford it, .... never crossed my mind that my need for iPhone needs to be covered ...
Please , .. someone explain to me in plain simple English .... I'm a simple man ... what am I missing ... why can't I see your point of view ... do you have something in mind different from what you write ???
Please help me understand what you are saying, .... I WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOU.