Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Asia is different when it comes to applying compassion

Why are French, British, and American warships, but not Chinese or Malaysian warships, sitting near the Myanmar coast loaded with food and other necessities for the victims of Cyclone Nargis? Why has the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) been so slow and weak in its response to a natural calamity that ravaged one of its own members?

...are Europeans and Americans simply more compassionate than Asians?

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