Comments by "Patrick T" (@patrickt49) on "Public Anger Boils Over! Chinese Security Forces Delivery Man to Kneel, Sparking Mass Protests" video.

  1. "There is no such reserve of honest citizenry in China, and no sign on the horizon of any in formation for the future." - "Ways that are dark: The Truth About China" by Ralph Townsend (Former US Consul who lived in 1930s China) "A people who show surprising sensitivity of feeling and at the same time appall us with their seeming crudity of instinct, accomplished in craftsmanship yet living ever in houses falling to pieces, alert in business yet unable to make a success or large business themselves, quoting proverbs about truth in every breath and not to be believed in anything, always exasperating us and then mollifying our exasperation with a talent all their own, always busy and never getting anything done - four hundred million of them, upon a background of green paddies seen through slow rain, swirling yellow rivers with bobbing junks and rattan sails, above and through all the smell of a damp moldiness amid spiced cooking - that is China and the Chinese." - "Ways that are dark: The Truth About China" by Ralph Townsend (Former US Consul who lived in 1930s China)
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  2. "According to our standards, it is a melancholy truth that nearly every single word and gesture in China having the outward semblance of squareness, sincerity, loyalty and truth is a hollow rite, while the only genuine consistencies of words with actions are those in the field of rascality." - "Ways that are dark: The Truth About China" by Ralph Townsend (Former US Consul who lived in 1930s China)
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  3. Face culture is a bs concept. It's just another way for them to justify bad actions, laziness, and incompetence. I don't buy that cultural garbage for a minute. All that tells me is that they're too stubborn and immature to change. 5000 years of civilization my ass!
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  4. "Most thoughtful foreigners in China today believe that a monarchy would be best for the country in its present stage. Where trustworthiness is as scarce as it is in China, it is probably better to have a government highly centralized, requiring as few authoritative individuals as possible, in order to utilize most effectively the limited amount of honestly available. But even with a highly centralized monarchy, or dictatorship, some delegation of responsibility in the lower official orders is unavoidable, and there are not enough reliable men in China to fill these posts." - "Ways that are dark: The Truth About China" by Ralph Townsend (Former US Consul who lived in 1930s China)
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