Work toward fighting social injustice
<p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11 <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="suicides">suicides</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="understandably">understandably</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="recurrence">recurrence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="vigilance">vigilance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preventive">preventive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>?</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attackers">attackers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Werther">Werther</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> - <span word="copycat">copycat</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="publicized">publicized</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="groundless">groundless</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="insightful">insightful</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> - <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="rampant">rampant</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> - <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>.</p>
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