HK/China never promoted themselves as democratic, never promoted themselves that they encourage po ...
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2010-7-7 12:39 
香港嘅問題係日漸中國化，而中國嘅問題就係人治、無準則，當權果個話乜就係乜，就算白紙黑字寫晒出來都可以用「解釋」、「釋法」來打橫來講。明明有上訪基制俾人民申訴，但當你一想去上訪嘅話，佢唔係立即拉你返鄉下，就禁錮你響上訪村。如果 BG 你話阿爺係有 line 嘅話，我真係唔係好知道條 line 響邊處囉。總之係，殺人放火就金腰帶，修橋補路就無屍骸。
In the McCarthy era, things were certainly dark, but in this day and age, I'd say things have improved a lot. Of course, a lot of times, justice does not prevail either. But the problem is more related to a lack of resources (both monetary and otherwise) to pursue the complain process. Lawsuits can be lengthy, and costs of legal council is astronomical. But at least the system is in place, and for that, I am thankful. When I was in highschool, one of the highschool teachers was entangled with the ICBC over the settlement of an accident for 6 years. He felt that he has been wrongly accused, so he continued to fight for his innocence through the courts and won in the end. Do you know how appeals for lawsuits, esp criminal ones, are handled in China? I once read that upwards of 90% of the appeal cases stayed with the guilty verdict, with the entire appeal process merely taking a few hours to complete. Is this problematic or not?
For me at least, the news section isn't entirely a place to post news-worthy material for sharing and discussion. Instead, I think of it as a springboard or megaphone to draw attention to news issues that I find unjust. When unjust Canadian contents occurs, I post them up to kick and scream as well. The HST, the VPD beating on the Chinese fellow, Dziekanski, the corrupt Liberals and the scheming NDP (and even the bullying Conservatives). I live in Canada, and Canada is my country. Why would I not care about what's going on? It doesn't seem to receive as much attention in these boards simply because
1) there simply aren't as many thoroughly unjust incidents happening in Canada, and
2) when stuff happens, I take comfort in the fact that a reasonably decent system is in place to right the wrong
On the issues of tax dollars, yes, we all know that we're heavily taxed. But I certainly don't make enough to get taxed 50% (lucky you, BG  ). Additionally, I honestly think we get a lot in return, in the form of government services and programs. Yes, things can certainly improve, and waste could certainly have been cut. But overall, Canada, an in particular, Vancouver, is an excellent place to live with a very high quality of life regardless of your social status and income levels. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about HK and China... 
-Lik |
發表於 2010-7-7 12:40
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