Old 10-18-11, 03:57 PM
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Ugh, that is super sick and really plays on the emotions. However, it is easy to say "how could they not stop?" from our perspective. Emotion aside, one must experience and know mainland Chinese "reality" to understand the lack of action. Combine a healthy dose of ignorance (most of the populace in that situation are not likely to have much education at all) with a very real understanding of the risks of involvement at all and you get exactly those dismissive reactions. It is well understood that "keeping your head down" and not associating with any situation calling for authority involvement is a generally safer bet. It is far too easy to get rolled up on the wrong side of "official" actions and investigations. Sad but accurate.

For those who intend to emotionally lash back a response let me be clear I DO NOT think this is "right," "just" or anything else "OK." It is just a very real calculation done by non-involved Chinese who feel they have too much personal risk and not enough capable impact to become involved. This in part is what is causing such debate in China. The disparity of those who are educated, powerful, and wealthy who largely feel as we do and those who have very little but an acute sense (built on decades of experience) that involvement is a luxury they often cannot afford.
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