Global Indifference

"That scary ass drive from the airport to a Jamaican resort. You see some of the worst  poverty in your life. Then you get to the resort and you say, 'Jamaica's nice!' ... They give you one Pina Colada and you forgive [ignore] the worst poverty you have ever seen... That baby wasn't really dead was he? I can't wait to jet-ski !"  

~ Chris Rock

The first time my daughter visited her mom's home country - small island in the Philippines - she was surprised at the poverty and child beggars all over the place. Homeless orphans as young as 3 and 4 years of age. 

Additionally, what caught her attention was the indifference her mom, cousins, aunt's and uncles displayed towards these unfortunate children. That's because they were raised in that environment and have become immune to the despair and hopelessness of toddlers and preschool-age children.

It's baffling to the article writer how the majority of people on this planet can look the other way. That's just the way it is in this selfie - narcissistic - generation of the 21st Century. What's really sad is that things were much worse when one considers events like Chattel Slavery, the Holocaust, WW1, WW2, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.