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No 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
by insane_dreamer 10mo ago
No 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 10mo agoSame experience... I was told I was not Han and not family so f-you
- overfeed 10mo agoFor how long have WASPs been telling outgroups to go kick rocks (or much worse) in the US?
- insane_dreamer 10mo 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 10mo 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 10mo 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 10mo agoHow is that different from the US?