Actually, I feel compelled to say a little more. Those Chinese in SF are probably either directly or indirectly affected by the CCP. The distasteful behaviors (lack of ethics, disregard for others) unfortunately are common symptoms. I could list numerous others and many colorful stories describing them. (I’d rather not.) The common denominator is the CCP, the oppressive system of thought and basically religion that invades every aspect of ones life from birth to death.

Your argument is that the problem extends back much further, into an inherent quality of Chinese culture or indeed biologically, in DNA. Culture evolves, as does DNA. Many cultures had barbaric tendencies that served some purpose that seems inexplicable now to our modern brains. These customs gradually muted and disappeared, with only vestiges remaining, like holidays or fairy tales. I agree that many sadistic elements of Chinese history are shocking but they largely do not persist in the same forms today. You could abstractly draw lines between contemporary behaviors and these historical customs but it’s vague and far less clearly delineated than the extremely obvious and powerful influence that the satanic CCP holds people’s minds strangled by.

Edit- I want to add, have you interacted closely with people from Taiwan? You’d probably have a very different experience. We are open, warm, compassionate, enthusiastic. Generally. Cruelty and violent crime occurs here but it’s very rare compared to other countries. Culture, in my opinion, takes precedent over biology.

So. I didn’t want to get into such psychoanalysis but your post was thought provoking, as a good controversy always is. I guess my stance is that, yes, there are negative aspects of historical Chinese culture, some quite extreme. You can see patterns, like sadism, coldness, lack of empathy, lust for absolute power, etc. These are classical human vices. Every culture has their unique concentration of them. But I don’t think this is the primary cause of the illness you’re observing in Chinese today. Rather, I think it’s the abject divorce FROM culture and tradition by the CCP that is to blame. You can see some of my recent posts, I’ve been a little busy recently chatting about this, haha. Too much thinking time, unwell at the moment and resting a lot...

Actually, I feel compelled to say a little more. Those Chinese in SF are probably either directly or indirectly affected by the CCP. The distasteful behaviors (lack of ethics, disregard for others) unfortunately are common symptoms. I could list numerous others and many colorful stories describing them. (I’d rather not.) The common denominator is the CCP, the oppressive system of thought and basically religion that invades every aspect of ones life from birth to death.

Your argument is that the problem extends back much further, into an inherent quality of Chinese culture or indeed biologically, in DNA. Culture evolves, as does DNA. Many cultures had barbaric tendencies that served some purpose that seems inexplicable now to our modern brains. These customs gradually muted and disappeared, with only vestiges remaining, like holidays or fairy tales. I agree that many sadistic elements of Chinese history are shocking but they largely do not persist in the same forms today. You could abstractly draw lines between contemporary behaviors and these historical customs but it’s vague and far less clearly delineated than the extremely obvious and powerful influence that the satanic CCP holds people’s minds strangled by.

So. I didn’t want to get into such psychoanalysis but your post was thought provoking, as a good controversy always is. I guess my stance is that, yes, there are negative aspects of historical Chinese culture, some quite extreme. You can see patterns, like sadism, coldness, lack of empathy, lust for absolute power, etc. These are classical human vices. Every culture has their unique concentration of them. But I don’t think this is the primary cause of the illness you’re observing in Chinese today. Rather, I think it’s the abject divorce FROM culture and tradition by the CCP that is to blame. You can see some of my recent posts, I’ve been a little busy recently chatting about this, haha. Too much thinking time, unwell at the moment and resting a lot...