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And, more importantly, can there be a humanitarianism which is not paternalistic?
Its conclusions, however, cannot but lead us to embark on a process of dispelling the myth of a humanitarianism based solely in the world of ethics.
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In college, I became exposed to two other large Buddhist organizations; Plum Village, led by Zen Master Thich Naht Hahn, and Tzu Chi, a humanitarianism-based Buddhist organization led by Master Cheng Yen.
The call for a neutral humanitarianism seems less a reply to the questions Rieff raises than a retreat from them.
Secondly, and relatedly, it can be observed that a paternalistic humanitarianism may lead to a "schizophrenic" situation; it leads us, as humanitarians, to either act in bad faith (and deny the fact that we are being paternalistic in our work) or to become disenchanted with the sector and abandon the humanitarian project.
The original model of a neutral humanitarianism, Rieff argues, is more realistic and less compromising.
Underneath his cool scientific detachment was a crusading humanitarianism that bubbled up between the lines of everything he wrote.
British, French, Belgian colonialisms all justified their land grabs and mass murders in the name of a disinterested humanitarianism.
What affects inclusion then is historical and moral responsibility rather than a prevailing humanitarianism per se.
Finally, Barnett notes a groundswell of fellowship not driven by traditional "Charities and Missions" but by a fundamental humanitarianism.
His work was purely an act of humanitarianism, but a risky one — a risk that had to be taken in today's China.
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