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No, he said “"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants make” He did not refer to all Chinese as peasants. China would li
by refurb 2y ago
No, he said “"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants make”
He did not refer to all Chinese as peasants. China would like you think that though.
- _t9ow 2y agoWhile it is true that Vance did not literally refer to all Chinese people as peasants, I do worry that such rhetoric will stoke the flames of racially motivated anti-Asian/anti-Chinese attacks. I don't want to discuss whether he is genuinely racist; I think that's besides the point. Words can have a lot of impact, especially when uttered by a public figure in such a powerful position. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the Vice President of the United States to carefully weigh the consequences of his words before speaking.
- giantrobot 2y ago> I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the Vice President of the United States to carefully weigh the consequences of his words before speaking. He did carefully weigh the consequences of his words. He deliberately chose the most inflammatory and insulting of possible words. Knowingly and intentionally.
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- mindslight 2y agoSo then the actual bona fide peasants are the ones owning the T-bills? I thought holding USD reserves was national policy, with strict currency controls and whatnot. So my basic reading of that quote puts it closer to a dog whistle blanket characterization, and your promotion of the equivocation is quite disingenuous.
- unethical_ban 2y agoIt was an unnecessary slight by the vice president of the United States. Vance is a provocateur, and I'm not sure he's an intelligent one.
- vixen99 2y agoDefinition: Peasant: 1. A member of the class constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, and laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture. 2. A country person; a rustic. 3. An uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person; a boor. You unsurprisingly choose the third option. Uncouth, crude and or ill-bred people are probably not especially productive in their working life. We do know that in China, rural people flock to the cities (where they have diminished welfare provisions and 'rural' status, do the work and are then expected to return to their homes in the country.
- unethical_ban 2y agoVance does not get the benefit of the doubt.