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This statement seems true without context but false with context. Allow me to provide the context: If you're a Chinese internantional student living in the US
by hello_moto 7y ago
This statement seems true without context but false with context.
Allow me to provide the context:
If you're a Chinese internantional student living in the USA where the #1 guy in the country uses Identity Politics as its arsenal to win and lead the country, you, as an outsider, will feel insecure w.r.t of races.
If you're a Chinese international student coming back home to your country of origin, you're used to the situations there: that's what you were born with and that's your culture that you're used to for 18 years of your life. I mean, you're still free to roam the streets, eat any food, continue with your life as-is. It's not like you live in a jail.
If you're a typical Americans who doesn't like the government to limit virtually anything (yes, I'm dead serious, Americans want everything and they don't like rules), you probably look at other countries as some sort of un-democratic, nazi-like state. I've seen a few people here criticized Singapore! If you go to Singapore, there's only a limited number of citizens who dislike the leaders.
Context is very important when comparing two countries/cultures.
For example, I live in a no-gun country so I scratched my head hard whenever I see mass-shooting in the US every week killing your children just because folks love their guns. That's just... crazy.
Step inside a land/house by accident and gets killed by the homeowner's M14 is just... nuts (yes I know I'm exaggerating a bit).
- refurb 7y agoYou China's disregard for human rights is not a big deal because if you're from there you're used to it?
- jsgo 7y agoProbably a case of the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. Within the past 100 years we had internment camps for Japanese Americans so if I were an outsider from a country that we have a shaky relationship with, the thought of that or being accused of spying probably wouldn't be too far off in my mind.
- throw0101a 7y ago> Within the past 100 years we had internment camps for Japanese Americans In the present day, if you're a black American you may also have a different perspective on life in the US than if you're white.
- ggfdccvtr 7y agoNot disregard, but what can you do? Just like Americans can’t stop Middle Eastern civilians from being drone striked, Chinese can’t stop their government either.
- hello_moto 7y agoIn any country, every body say something about human rights but at the end of the day countries implement human-right laws/regulations as they see fit. What about those drones the Americans sent to kill random people? What about police brutality? Per-individual base, human also tend to use phrases like "human rights" to cover up their problems. I find it interesting that in the US, the people argue a lot about Abortion vs Right-to-Live meanwhile in California, they glamorized Sex for all ages. American Pies and a bunch of other chick-flick/high-school football movies that often highlights sex-on-prom-day. Social pressure of having sex between unmarried couple. I wonder if those contributes to the need for abortion just because they're not ready. "human rights"
- howard941 7y ago> yes, I'm dead serious, Americans want everything and they don't like rules Best not be so serious: You're mistaken. Is a whipping a proper punishment for chewing gum left on a Singapore sidewalk? > Step inside a land/house by accident and gets killed by the homeowner's M14 is just... nuts (yes I know I'm exaggerating a bit). Does the dead seriousness lead you to believe Americans approve of this nutso reaction?
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- stickfigure 7y agoIs a whipping a proper punishment for chewing gum left on a Singapore sidewalk? The last time I stepped in chewing gum I felt the answer was an unequivocal yes.
- hn23 7y agoFun fact: Chewing gums do not rot as they are rubber like car tires. And usually it is not allowed to throw car tires on the streets (learned that from a kids show recently!!)
- cdfky 7y agoCaning is not used for minor offences, only for violent crime. It's more like a $300 fine
- whenchamenia 7y agoI recall a famous incident where US teens were caned for grafitti, you are mistaken.
- seattle_spring 7y agoMarijuana possession, an extremely minor offense by any measure, is punishable by death in Singapore.
- ccffph 7y agoWe don't have mass shootings every week. 70% of gun deaths are suicides. The majority of the rest are inner city unlawful gang-on-gang violence. Most people never even see a gun in the US in their lifetime. Stop spreading misinformation and fear-mongering propaganda.
- kevincrane 7y agoThere have been more mass shootings so far in 2019 than there have been days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_...
- chrshawkes 7y agoWhile there is most definitely a gun issue in the USA, that Wikipedia article said less than 200 have actually died in all of those mass shootings this year. As the third most populated country with over 320 million people, the chances of being involved in a mass shooting scrape is still astronomically small compared to keeling over from a heart attack due to too much McDonalds and CNN.
- hello_moto 7y ago"while there's an issue, but only 200 out of 300 mill people died". You count the number of people who got killed. You should also included the number of people who "almost" got killed (paralyzed), traumatized, etc. Somehow your statement also made the whole thing looks "insignificant". I'm not sure why that is because in other countries, there will be a huge uproar leading to change in laws and regulations to the point of banning.
- kevincrane 7y agoAnd nearly 800 have been shot in mass shootings, that's wild for a country as developed as ours (and that's ignoring individual instances of gun violence, and how easy and catastrophic it makes suicide and domestic violence).