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I think the point is that it's hard for Western civilization to understand the true hardships people face in other parts of the world, and the fact that they ar
by dpcan 7y ago
I think the point is that it's hard for Western civilization to understand the true hardships people face in other parts of the world, and the fact that they are killing animals for single body parts is absolutely absurd to us, but to them, it's a last resort for survival in a society that seems quite hopeless.
I don't think many of us know what we are capable of when it comes to actually trying to survive and provide for our young when there is little to no opportunity outside our front doors. We have computers in front of us where we type and complain online, but I can be honest with myself, and I'll be doing absolutely nothing with my day today to stop this from happening.
- everdrive 7y agoThey'd do anything except spare another life from coming into the world, and spare everyone else the constraint on resources.
- rayiner 7y agoBirth rates in the developed world have dropped tremendously. The birth rate in Indonesia is only a bit above replacement, same as the USA in 1970.
- hhas01 7y agoYou know what makes birth rates drop? Higher standards of living. Families who don’t have to raise their kids to work a harsh unrelenting subsistence living, who don’t need to birth twice as many infants knowing half of them will die of malnutrition and disease long before they reach adulthood, who have access to family planning and reliable birth control, have the luxury of choosing quality rather than quantity. Others don’t. Look back in your own family tree (or stump, in your case), and it’s only three or four generations since us westerners did the same, for the same reasons. So if you’re going to sit up there on your high horse, consider what your ancestors had to go through to put you there, and show some basic consideration for others still struggling on that road.