Chris Trottier on Nostr: Okay, so I showed the "Pianogate" video to my Chinese wife, and she has a perspective ...
Okay, so I showed the "Pianogate" video to my Chinese wife, and she has a perspective that I hadn't even considered.
She thinks that Dr. K is a big colossal asshole for not agreeing to the Chinese groups' request to not be filmed.
"But what about the UK's right to film in public?" I asked her.
And she told me, "Okay, yeah, you have that right. But there's a reason these folks probably don't want to be filmed and that's because they don't want to be seen outside China. Whatever they do outside China affects their families in China. If the Chinese government perceives you as screwing up abroad, they will also hold that screw up over your family."
"But these people probably work for the CCP," I told her.
"Yeah," she said, "But that's all the more reason for them to be concerned about being filmed. You think people back in China want to see the CCP living it up in the UK? And CCP people have families too -- their families have nothing to do with this, but they're the ones who will be penalized for this viral video."
Then my wife looked at me with a very serious expression, and she said, "Look, this white guy is clearly just antagonizing the Chinese for views. He thinks it's a big laugh. But while he's laughing and getting his views, who are the ones getting hurt? He never thought about the actual consequences to families, did he?"
"They're already talking about this on WeChat and Weibo," I told her.
"Well," she stated, "Then I expect the worst."
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She thinks that Dr. K is a big colossal asshole for not agreeing to the Chinese groups' request to not be filmed.
"But what about the UK's right to film in public?" I asked her.
And she told me, "Okay, yeah, you have that right. But there's a reason these folks probably don't want to be filmed and that's because they don't want to be seen outside China. Whatever they do outside China affects their families in China. If the Chinese government perceives you as screwing up abroad, they will also hold that screw up over your family."
"But these people probably work for the CCP," I told her.
"Yeah," she said, "But that's all the more reason for them to be concerned about being filmed. You think people back in China want to see the CCP living it up in the UK? And CCP people have families too -- their families have nothing to do with this, but they're the ones who will be penalized for this viral video."
Then my wife looked at me with a very serious expression, and she said, "Look, this white guy is clearly just antagonizing the Chinese for views. He thinks it's a big laugh. But while he's laughing and getting his views, who are the ones getting hurt? He never thought about the actual consequences to families, did he?"
"They're already talking about this on WeChat and Weibo," I told her.
"Well," she stated, "Then I expect the worst."
RE: https://firefish.city/notes/9p0deoa9r11ftmt4
quoting note1ns5…g0taThis is a genuinely scary with Chinese tourists who may be CCP members trying to throw their weight on foreign soil. I’ve seen similar situations like this play out where I live.
https://www.youtube.com/live/65iwnI2hjAA