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They play things according to their own rules, but at least they have some.
by nicoburns 9mo ago
They play things according to their own rules, but at least they have some.
- adastra22 9mo agoWhat rules. China famously flaunts the law everywhere they operate, including in foreign countries.
- faust201 9mo agoLaughing heard inside the POTUS office.
- insane_dreamer 9mo agoNo they don’t. Source: me, lived/worked in China for 6 years. There are two rules: 1) to the strongest (doesn’t matter how you get there, 2) make/keep the right connections (guanxi) that will “apply” regulations to your benefit. Most cut-throat place I’ve ever worked.
- FuriouslyAdrift 9mo agoSame experience... I was told I was not Han and not family so f-you
- overfeed 9mo agoFor how long have WASPs been telling outgroups to go kick rocks (or much worse) in the US?
- insane_dreamer 9mo agoit's not comparable, not by a long shot; the level of insider dealing, corporate theft, and corruption, is nothing like what's in the US (that is until Trump 2.0)
- overfeed 9mo agoHan chauvinism is comparable to Manifest Destiny across multiple dimensions. AFAICT, both groups believe(d), despite initial conditions, their authority is pre-ordained and they are/were taking the nation to it's rightful place in the world/history. Other folk they encounter(ed) are bit-players and don't have the same rights, privileges, qualities or shared destiny.
- insane_dreamer 9mo agoI agree with you on that. My "not comparable" comment was in regards to my post about the rules, not specifically the "you're not Han" issue.
- joquarky 9mo agoHow is that different from the US?
- kolbe 9mo agoI suppose Rule of Force is still a rule, so you aren't wrong per se