I mean, when I ask myself what percentage of America would rejoice if a great disaster (say, 3 Gorges Dam just spontaneously collapses) were to befall China tomorrow, my gut says it is a reasonably substantial number.
When I read that, the image made me choke. Dam breaks are terrifying things, and I wouldn’t wish that fate on my enemy. Fuck. That’s a whole lot of people drowning under terrifying circumstances. And the Chinese people are not my enemy. I also remember being heartbroken about the stories of families in Wuhan at the start of 2020.
I’m sure some people in the US would celebrate bad things happening to China, of course. We do have our fair share of assholes, just like everywhere else.
(Now, I’m not claiming to be a saint. If someone who abuses dogs gets bit by a dog, a part of me will be like, “Well, what did you expect?” But it would feel wildly unfair to generalize that attitude to large numbers of ordinary people just because they live in a certain country.)
When I read that, the image made me choke. Dam breaks are terrifying things, and I wouldn’t wish that fate on my enemy. Fuck. That’s a whole lot of people drowning under terrifying circumstances. And the Chinese people are not my enemy. I also remember being heartbroken about the stories of families in Wuhan at the start of 2020.
I’m sure some people in the US would celebrate bad things happening to China, of course. We do have our fair share of assholes, just like everywhere else.
(Now, I’m not claiming to be a saint. If someone who abuses dogs gets bit by a dog, a part of me will be like, “Well, what did you expect?” But it would feel wildly unfair to generalize that attitude to large numbers of ordinary people just because they live in a certain country.)