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(Sarcastic comment about China here removed)

by pmarreck 7y ago

komali2 7y ago
>bastion of religious freedom Er, did I miss something in the article? What's that got to do with anything?
- pmarreck 7y ago
  A sarcastic note by me about the idea of inherent religious goodness
kadendogthing 7y ago
> although the U.S.'s position is concerning It's certainly not surprising. >especially as a bastion of religious freedom I would not use the word bastion here. Maybe technically it has religious freedom in code, but in practice it tends to be quite poor.
ppod 7y ago
What is it about Chinese society that makes you say that? Not having a go here, I legitimately know nothing about it. If stranger-trust is so low, what societal branches does trust hang on? Is it family, business, political, local..? Is it mediated through technology like WeChat?
- Symmetry 7y ago
  There were a lot of reports in the Chinese news a while ago about people being taken in by scammers that pretended to be injured, had the mark help them, and then claimed that the mark's help proved they had a guilty conscious and was responsible and owed them monetary reparations. This sort of came to a head when a small child was run over and many pedestrians passed without helping. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue So I'm imagining many Chinese people might be reluctant to return a wallet in case it turns out to be some sort of scam.
- Maximus9000 7y ago
  The impression I've got is that the Chinese are notorious for cheating. When competing against a billion other people, you need an edge. https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/heres-the-quote-that-sums-up-chinas-huge-problem-of-cheating-in-schools/277108/ https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/heres-the-...
- president 7y ago
  Family-first. If you're not family, you're either an enemy or an opportunity.
crypt1d 7y ago
the only non-shocking thing here is an American trying to claim moral superiority over the rest of the world. :)
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't post flamewar comments here, even when someone else has posted flamebait. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- pmarreck 7y ago
  Touché. Edited my comment anyway, because I don't want my main account banned from here.
dang 7y ago
Nationalistic flamebait is not allowed on HN. We ban accounts that post like this, so please don't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- pmarreck 7y ago
  Ooof. I'm sorry. Noted.

(Sarcastic comment about China here removed)

komali2 7y ago

>bastion of religious freedom Er, did I miss something in the article? What's that got to do with anything?

pmarreck 7y ago
A sarcastic note by me about the idea of inherent religious goodness

kadendogthing 7y ago

> although the U.S.'s position is concerning It's certainly not surprising. >especially as a bastion of religious freedom I would not use the word bastion here. Maybe technically it has religious freedom in code, but in practice it tends to be quite poor.

ppod 7y ago

What is it about Chinese society that makes you say that? Not having a go here, I legitimately know nothing about it. If stranger-trust is so low, what societal branches does trust hang on? Is it family, business, political, local..? Is it mediated through technology like WeChat?

Symmetry 7y ago
There were a lot of reports in the Chinese news a while ago about people being taken in by scammers that pretended to be injured, had the mark help them, and then claimed that the mark's help proved they had a guilty conscious and was responsible and owed them monetary reparations. This sort of came to a head when a small child was run over and many pedestrians passed without helping. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue So I'm imagining many Chinese people might be reluctant to return a wallet in case it turns out to be some sort of scam.
Maximus9000 7y ago
The impression I've got is that the Chinese are notorious for cheating. When competing against a billion other people, you need an edge. https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/heres-the-quote-that-sums-up-chinas-huge-problem-of-cheating-in-schools/277108/ https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/heres-the-...
president 7y ago
Family-first. If you're not family, you're either an enemy or an opportunity.

crypt1d 7y ago

the only non-shocking thing here is an American trying to claim moral superiority over the rest of the world. :)

dang 7y ago
Please don't post flamewar comments here, even when someone else has posted flamebait. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
pmarreck 7y ago
Touché. Edited my comment anyway, because I don't want my main account banned from here.

dang 7y ago

Nationalistic flamebait is not allowed on HN. We ban accounts that post like this, so please don't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

pmarreck 7y ago
Ooof. I'm sorry. Noted.