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So another ramble about... Stuff in my country, and about my complicity
Mongolia, unfortunately, is a 2nd world country. While we aren't behind on technology or struggling day-to-day, we still are well, not in the best state.
So another ramble about... Stuff in my country, and about my complicity
Mongolia, unfortunately, is a 2nd world country. While we aren't behind on technology or struggling day-to-day, we still are well, not in the best state.
But among all this, I am starting notice a few big problems within my country.
Firstly, the casual sexism in most occasions, even professional, that are not viewed as one. While being on the verge of sexual harassment, the treatment of women here is quite frankly terrible.
Firstly, the casual sexism in most occasions, even professional, that are not viewed as one. While being on the verge of sexual harassment, the treatment of women here is quite frankly terrible.
As another Asian Country, we have a gender assigned societal role people are expected to fulfil, and part of that is women being pressured, being a butt of a joke at times, or expected to being compliant to terrible things. Even at the place I recently got a job at, there were
Few concerning moments of casual sexism comments just flying around eith no regards to the women hearing those words. The worst part of this kind of culture is the alcoholism and trouble associated with it. Our country drinks A LOT per-capita, and most people are expected to
Drink. Most people are expected to like drinking. This leads to people, particularly the young and women being pressured to drinking the alcohol the older men pour out for them, though it's not only just older men who will pressure to drink alcohol.
And as you might expect, this leads into the troubles of drunk ladies and men of disgusting nature taking advantage of them. What's even worse is none of this is seen as something wrong in the VAST MAJORITY of the young adults in the country. They all think this is normal.
It is absolutely worse than the US, or Korea, where people at the very least understand that it is wrong, but here they are just part of the norm. The most shocking moment was when I realized that my old classmates whom I hang out with often, also believed they were just ok.
Alongside this, the prevalent idea of homosexuality and anything LGBTQ+ is that they are mental disorders. I suspect this to be the flowover from Russia, but our culture plays a huge part in this as well. They are ridiculed, made the butt of a joke, and always seem as an outsider
All of this is terrible, but the worst part about all this is that. I have been complacent about this.
I want to change my country for the better. I want to improve the livelihood of many fellow humans, but it's not an easy task.
I understand that I as an educated man
I want to change my country for the better. I want to improve the livelihood of many fellow humans, but it's not an easy task.
I understand that I as an educated man
Of privilege it is my societal responsibility to bring out change. But I am far too selfish to use my personal time to start or join a movement. I still want to achieve my personal ambition.
Perhaps it is my duty to instead inspire and educate other so they rise up instead of me
Perhaps it is my duty to instead inspire and educate other so they rise up instead of me
But so far, I realize that I have not done much in the wake of change.
Another issue is that my country is absolutely corrupt to its core. Corruption, or bribery is not even a secretive thing anymore. It happens at all companies at all levels, and is just expected of everyone
Another issue is that my country is absolutely corrupt to its core. Corruption, or bribery is not even a secretive thing anymore. It happens at all companies at all levels, and is just expected of everyone
But to truly bring change you have to be in a position of power, and the ones who have gotten one by being just and fair, is non-existent. So even if I were to try and bring change, I still would need to do bad shit. Do ends justify the means? I certainly do not want to dirty
My ideals and hands. At this point I would rather abandon ship and become a resident in a different country where people are if not treated well, at least better than shit we have here, but that would be me avoiding responsibilities
There is no answer, no statement in this thread. I just wanted to unpack the shit I've been thinking thru for the last few months. In fact most are just questions I wanted to ask myself, and to define my path, I suppose
