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No matter how complex the adult world is, harm to children is a bottom line that society can never tolerate. The duty of a legislator is to humbly represent the people and understand their sentiments, but the behavior of DPP Legislator Lai Rui-long is to build high walls and isolate the people from their suffering and pleas for help.
This is a reader submission from someone with mental illness, using the case of 'Ms. Y' to illustrate how unkind external stimuli exacerbate mild depression into PTSD and hypomania. Drawing on personal experience, the author pleads with society, media, and government officials to exercise empathy and compassion, not adding more unkind stimuli or hostile looks. The author emphasizes how difficult mental patients already struggle and calls for schools to teach relevant education from childhood. The author affirms accepting their condition, working to maintain 'normalcy,' hoping societal progress brings greater help for patients.
Author Cho Hsiao-ching (violinist for the National Symphony Orchestra) shares her views on an incident where a mother was forced off a bus because her child was crying. She argues that society should move beyond merely condemning the mother or the heartless bystanders and instead take practical action to help mothers and children in distress. Sharing three personal experiences, she explains how active intervention—such as providing snacks, toys, or distractions—can effectively calm a crying child and relieve a mother's stress.
This article explores the phenomenon where some Taiwanese were criticized as hypocritical for using French flag profile picture overlays to express mourning after the Paris terrorist attacks. The author rebuts this, explaining that the stronger reaction to the Paris attacks stems from Paris symbolizing a sanctuary of freedom, democracy, and peace, and that ISIS's actions constituted an act of war. The author argues that people are not indifferent to Middle Eastern conflicts, but rather have a deeper connection to France and wish for peaceful regions to remain unattacked. He calls on critics to reflect on whether they truly care about Middle Eastern wars or are just flaunting a 'superior' set of values.
The author recounts overhearing a debate on the death penalty among university students at a restaurant and interjecting with a brutal hypothetical scenario (the brutal murder of their family). By challenging a pro-abolition student (Male A), the author argues that those without the experience of being a victim should not apply 'hypocritical kindness' to the trauma of others, as it may lead to more broken families. The piece concludes with a strong stance that abolitionists are 'fools,' viewing the death penalty as a necessary means of protecting other families and a call for justice rooted in raw empathy for victims.
This article criticizes the behavior of some individuals (e.g., Friend A) who publicly declared their refusal to donate during the 2015 Nepal earthquake relief efforts and listed reasons. The author believes that donating is a personal freedom, but publicly advocating the idea of refusing to donate is a "moral performance" lacking external validation. The author emphasizes that the real issue is not whether to donate, but whether there is a need to use media information such as "Nepalese government refusing Taiwan"s aid" or "donations being treated as year-end bonuses" as excuses to cover up one"s unwillingness to contribute. The author argues that this behavior shifts "empathy" for victims to an over-interpretation of "unseen negative delusions," which is "the stupidity of hearsay" rather than "the wisdom of foresight." It calls for straightforward conduct: if you don"t want to donate, don"t, and there"s no need to make excuses for yourself.