Comments of chapter undefined of Losing Money to Be a Tycoon
Losing Money to Be a Tycoon
Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt
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My issue is that this is just such incompetent propaganda. It really acts if the entire audience is completely brainless, which is just insulting when much of the humor of this novel comes from the dramatic irony of us knowing how Pei Qian's stabbing himself in the foot before the actual consequences occur. That is, it requires a brain to "get" this novel, but it requires no brain to fall for this chapter.
Well, I guess one could say I got it right last chapter. I must admit I had not anticipated this level of shamelessness about China, though. Why does this have to happen in these novels? Authors can do so well for so long, and then all of a sudden, they've got to drop a huge chapter of propaganda to ruin it all. The worst part is that this stuff is patently false and not at all as much of a glowing praise as these authors think. Most Western countries acknowledge and try to atone for the colonialism and imperialism that defined their foreign policy for the past few centuries. Whether they succeed is a different matter. It's also not as if this is simply a Western thing. Exerting power through conquest is very much something that's happened universally in human history (if we look at certain countries' current actions, this becomes fairly obvious). Arguably, the very fact that we have come to see such actions as evil is a sign of progress. Finally, it's easy to spare someone of no threat. The true test of one's character is sparing someone of great threat. The former is the logical albeit callous choice. The latter, however, is necessary if we wish to not repeat the same mistakes as our ancestors. Going the "Chinese way" would have us destroying most aliens we come across if we ever become a space-faring species. We'll continue the carnage that has defined our existence. I must admit I find that highly concerning and would hope that our descendants know better.
A cultural clash has occurred, vindictive shame vs empathy with shamelessness winning per Chinese culture. Peace pfft no extermination and mass genocide yes they are a threat. If you dominate why not finish them off that is what Western ancestors did to the aboriginals and now as China goes stronger what they do to the Indigenous Uighurs. One could argue that China is just following old Western history.
