Sam Wade on Nostr: “Rejoicing over a disaster (or mocking the victims) makes the citizens of this ...

“Rejoicing over a disaster (or mocking the victims) makes the citizens of this great nation infinitely less civilized.” – WeChat blogger 江湖挑灯看剑, criticizing Schadenfreude on Chinese social media after a major earthquake struck Japan https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/01/quote-of-the-day-rejoicing-over-a-disaster-makes-citizens-of-this-great-nation-infinitely-less-civilized/ Japan has A LOT of work to do in reckoning with its past, but popular enmity now has more to do with political cynicism. It’s sad. I’ll never forget the donation box at my local konbini after the 2008 Sichuan quake, literally buried under cash