Comments by "Will" (@Will-sq3ip) on "The China Project"
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@aryeh24
On a separate note. Though I wish the CCP abolished, goes away from China. I have no faith of seeing China becoming a free democratic country. If it were up to me, I want to China to continue to have an authoritarian government.
Unlike the CCP, I want to our (us Chinese) sole goals is to preserve the Chinese culture from bad influence, from out and within. An semi-isolationist and non-interference country. Only trade, no military involvement and no weapon trade to other countries.
We might continue nationwide censorship but only on Far-Leftist culture like feminism, affirmative action, open-border ideas, identity politics, etc.
So like, movies like “Winnie the Pooh” get unban but movies that have ‘drag queens’ or is pro-marijuana might get ban, for bad influence on the youth.
In other word, to protect Chinese morals and unity.
I like to think banning marijuana in China as a lesson of Opium Wars in the mid-1800s.
Don’t get me wrong, I want people of China to have free speech, freer international market, wide entertainment selection, and even gun rights.
Here’s the confusing thing. In America, I’m a Moderate Liberal, but on the subject or China and Asian culture, I’m more of a Conservative.
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@aryeh24
If you asked. I’m one of those people who thinks Nationalism/Patriotism, when having too much, is a dangerous and even an evil thing. Think about the World Wars, people killing each other for their own nationalism.
In America when Bush (jr) was president, conservatives and the Republican Party want to change “French Fries” to “Freedom Fries” and dump wine down the drain. Nowadays, they talk about the Leftism “cancel culture” but the Right have their own “cancel culture,” the difference is they want everything to sound patriotic and ‘Christian’.
“Freedom,” it feels more like ‘buzzword’ to me; overused and little meaning. Only use to get more Republican voters.
China, US, if they keep this is up, they’re all the same to me.
And I don’t see how putting democracy can solve anything. As an American, we have democracy but it’s flaw. We elected Bush and we got into an expensive war, we elected Trump but he’s a ill-behaving clown. And how I trust this democracy if it get most of it’s vote from uneducated people.
The freedom to choose even if they are wrong ones? Sentimental but terrible and inexcusable. So is shouting fire in a crowded stadium. Even my mom would disagree and she is a long-time Chinese resident in US, never see it like that.
As for me, I did choose what I want to do, yet no reward, only regrets.
Did you know, Japan and South Korean leaders are ‘political dynasties’ like with the Bush and the Clintons in US? People choose leaders because by family name, that’s not really democratic, it’s monarchy disguising as democracy.
What makes you think China won’t do same thing if they have democracy? Chinese might elect Xi Jinping’s son or grandson for all I know.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not on China or CCP side. I’m just being cynical. I don’t know freedom, democracy, and individualism would be place in China. Even if the CCP government magically disappeared, the people still stuck with it’s current mindset. Free from CCP control, but still have an authoritarianism and national/cultural bias.
I believe China will always have authoritarianism, the difference is it went by different names and appearance, like a snake who shed it’s skin, but it’s still a snake.
Imperial Dynasties, Nationalist Party (Kuomingtang/KMT).
East Asian countries, even Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, in are generally conformist culture. Asians are never truly free, not like Westerners.
Asian children slaving away countless hours and books prepare for college entrance exams.
Like I said, I live in America but I’m never feel free because I’m Chinese and Asian, whether it’s because of my family or that I’m a political minority.
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I’m neutral on the HK Protest is because I’m both Chinese and American, and I don’t know which side I take.
Thomas Paine, the American writer of “Common Sense” during American Revolution, encourage the independence from Great Britain. He said something about the European countries are no longer “mothers” but “monsters” that people are trying to get away from.
“Hither they have fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster...”
- Thomas Paine
If America gain it’s independence, why Hong Kong?
However. Some people, even myself would argument: “Thomas Paine is not Chinese” and since he is not Chinese let alone Asian, he has no place in Chinese or any Asian culture and politics.
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And as a Chinese. China’s history is full of unity and division and reunification, constantly repeating history. Unity and disunity are part of our culture; our a fateful cycle we Chinese cannot escape.
Did anyone remember that quote in the game trailer for “Total War: Three Kingdoms?”
- “The empire, long , must unite; long united, must divided.” - Lao Guanzhong
I see this as China constantly self-correcting itself.
The question is, should Hong Kong be divided or be unified, for the sake of China and/or all Chinese people as a whole? Has China’s cyclic of unity-division has come?
If the China’s Mainland government wants Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and other territories to be truly united, it must correct itself, see the error of it’s way, and give the people in those territories what they want, even if it means democracy and freedom, for the sake of Chinese national unity.
This is my theory, I believe Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan will be truly and willfully reunited with China one day, if under right circumstance. Who knows, by then, no more CCP.
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