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Again, I was not in the military in the early 90s. I have no connection to Iraq personally. I do not collectively harbor guilt and constantly stress about the
by flyGuyOnTheSly 7y ago
Again, I was not in the military in the early 90s.
I have no connection to Iraq personally.
I do not collectively harbor guilt and constantly stress about the horrible things that the country I choose to reside in has done in their past.
I have Hong Kong products in my house, and I interact with people who were born in Hong Kong all the time.
The same cannot be said for Iraqi products or people.
That is the point I am trying to make.
- freeflight 7y agoAs a German, I consider that a very weird stance to have. I try to keep up with the military involvement of my country, I'd guess other people in other countries would do the same. Tho I guess in contrast to you I actually get to interact with a whole bunch of Iraqis, Afghanis, Syrians, and other nationalities out of the MENA region. People out of HK are a rather non-existing sight at the local refugee reception center.
- monetus 7y agoThe responsibilties and attachments of a superorganism like a society differ too much from that of an individual's. It is so easy to let communcation break down when people discuss both of those things at the same time.
- vonseel 7y agoWhat’s made in Hong Kong? iPhones and electronics? I feel like most of the stuff in my house that has a “made in X” tag says something like China, Bangladesh, or Taiwan.
- flyGuyOnTheSly 7y agoI own a lot of old video game systems that were made in Hong Kong, for example.