Should society go into “uncivilized cultures” and intervene? Or should they stay out and let them continue their own way of living? When there are “uncivilized cultures” like the Sawi in the world, society has options to choose: 1) society would civilize the cultures or 2) it would not intervene at all.
I would say that society should interfere with the cultures to some extent. For example, it should provide protection from other enemies, medical aids and education. If the people in uncivilized cultures still practice very extreme activities such as headhunting and cannibalism, society must step in and stop the people from continuing those activities because the activities are unacceptable among humans. I think that people in the world should help one another to have higher standards of living. We should not ignore people living jungles or in deserts because they are not directly related to us. As a starting point, NGOs and social workers need to be willing to approach the “uncivilized cultures” and to interact with the people. Getting to know the cultures and acknowledging their values are steps that need to be taken before any actions are carried out.
However, as we go into the “uncivilized cultures” and help people to be aware of other cultures, we should not change or destroy their unique traditions. Every people group has special traits and we should respect them. Society cannot force the people to completely change their ways of living and to follow how majority of the society lives. Instead, we should actually help them not to forget their origins and traditions.
I think there are still some “uncivilized cultures” in the world, where contacts of modern society have not made yet. We do not know where they are, who they are and how they live. But I think we all have obligations to search for them and to assist them in order to make the world a better place to live for everyone.
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Why do we have obligation to help these tribes? They are really not that much use to us. They do evil wicked things that should be punished by law. We can't just pardon them all because "they are uncivilized and know no better" These people know it is wrong to kill but they still do! Either they completely confrom to our world or they should be isolated forever.
Kira, so do you think that the Sawi should suffer because they lack knowledge? We need to be compassionate to the Sawi and encourage them to choose knowledge rather than die in ignorance. Mrs.Mc.
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