Keinichn t1_iu58jji wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:17 PM

Reply to comment by DayDreamer2040 in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

> I'm surprised at the general apathy in this country

It's what happens when you're raised from birth on individualism and looking out for only yourself. It's cultural. There's no "it takes a village" here. It's "if you can't do it yourself, help isn't free."

colefly t1_iu62fy9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:40 PM

>There's no "it takes a village"

Also because there is "that guy may be packing enough heat to take out a village"

LL_is_a_Cool_J t1_iu76dnu wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:53 AM

There's been no "individualism" taught in this nation for decades.
What are you even talking about?

Maybe you don't remember the last president who believes "you didn't build that" telling people that they were scum for thinking they should be sucessful on their own.

People for at least a couple generations now have been told they cannot do anything on their own, that they need others and especially the government to help them.

You are deranged if you truly believe that is why people sit around watching crime happen.