sorry, my eyes most have rolled over that bit without absorbing it.
And yes, Asian society focuses on the strength of the community, since no man is an island. We like to think that everyone can get ahead on their own merit [Chinese society was the first recorded civilization to have meritocracy; government based on merit. Other than the Imperial family, people had to pass examinations before they could attain government positions.], but in RL, people have advantages and disadvantages.
This is even more apparent in Taiwan, being made up, as it is, of a huge amount of people who were refugees from China from the civil war, and the Cultural Revolution. And our refugees were predominantly involved in government, business, and were high education and very wealthy back in China. Most of them had nothing when they arrived here, so the government was set up to remove barriers and take care of necessities. It still is to this day, with Taiwan having a very strong social welfare system that truly takes care of its young, old, poor, infirm, and disabled.
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Date: 2011-07-22 01:03 am (UTC)And yes, Asian society focuses on the strength of the community, since no man is an island. We like to think that everyone can get ahead on their own merit [Chinese society was the first recorded civilization to have meritocracy; government based on merit. Other than the Imperial family, people had to pass examinations before they could attain government positions.], but in RL, people have advantages and disadvantages.
This is even more apparent in Taiwan, being made up, as it is, of a huge amount of people who were refugees from China from the civil war, and the Cultural Revolution. And our refugees were predominantly involved in government, business, and were high education and very wealthy back in China. Most of them had nothing when they arrived here, so the government was set up to remove barriers and take care of necessities. It still is to this day, with Taiwan having a very strong social welfare system that truly takes care of its young, old, poor, infirm, and disabled.