First of all, Sawi people is one of many tribes that we call "uncivilized cultures."; there are so many other tribes that are have not developed that just a group of people cannot visit every single tribe to help them with civilization. That is why we need societies to find ways to help uncivilized people like the Sawi.
There are many ways that societies can help those people, like sending missionaries or physicians to first make their lives more comfortable. Uncivilized people usually believe in superstitions rather than treatment, and what they need immediately is proper foods, clothes and home for people. They tend to move from place to place, without definite source of foods or comfortable clothes. This kind of assistance, although it should not be forced on them, can help them live better lives. After providing them with the basest necessities, we also can "enlighten" them. Missionaries can go to these tribes and teach them not only about their religions, but basic things, too, such as why it is better to eat cooked foods instead of human brains, or how they can build firm houses with wood. Societies, however, should not dismiss uncivilized cultures as wrong. They might think that their cultures are better and refuse to accept our norms. We have no right to invade their cultures, then; what we should do is to introduce them what kind of cultures we have.
There are many ways that societies can help those people, like sending missionaries or physicians to first make their lives more comfortable. Uncivilized people usually believe in superstitions rather than treatment, and what they need immediately is proper foods, clothes and home for people. They tend to move from place to place, without definite source of foods or comfortable clothes. This kind of assistance, although it should not be forced on them, can help them live better lives. After providing them with the basest necessities, we also can "enlighten" them. Missionaries can go to these tribes and teach them not only about their religions, but basic things, too, such as why it is better to eat cooked foods instead of human brains, or how they can build firm houses with wood. Societies, however, should not dismiss uncivilized cultures as wrong. They might think that their cultures are better and refuse to accept our norms. We have no right to invade their cultures, then; what we should do is to introduce them what kind of cultures we have.
2 comments:
So... we just accept these uncivilized tribes into our soceity with special previlages?
While we punish the wicked in our society we don't punish them for their wickedness because they are "uncivilized"?
If they want to come into our society they have to be judged on our standards of justice.
James your ideas are practical and interesting. Mrs.Mc.
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