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Original title: Talk 丨 Asian women were shot and killed in the US The “devil” was hidden in the details of the report. Source: Global News +
On March 16 local time, a white man carried a gun at three locations in Atlanta, United States, killing eight people, six of whom were Asian women. This is one of the hottest news in the United States in recent days, and it is also one of the most angry, saddest, and most feared news among Asian Americans.
△ Police pulled a string outside a spa in one of the crime scenes.In the American media reports on this, many people believe that this is another bloody example of the rise in hate crimes against Asians in American society during the epidemic.
According to a report released by California State University this month, in 2020, the total number of hate crime cases in the United States dropped by 7% compared to 2019, but hate crimes against Asians increased by 149%.
△ National Broadcasting Corporation said the Atlanta killings saddened and angered Asian Americans.NBC reports that incidents of hate and prejudice against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been on the rise. Since March last year, the nonprofit “Stop Odred of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” has collected nearly 3,800 related incident reports, 68% of which are directed at women.
US White House Press Secretary Jane Psaki said at a press conference on the 17th local time that there is no doubt that the Trump administration’s “destructive comments” have prompted an intensified threat to US citizens. Asian Americans.
△ Psaki said there is no question that the Trump administration’s “destructive comments” have led to increased threats to Asian Americans.According to the US report “Capitol Hill”, Psaki also stated that President Biden is concerned about this issue and that he signed a memorandum to condemn and work hard to resolve racial discrimination against Asian Americans under the new pneumonia epidemic of the Crown.
The “devil” hidden in the news details
It seems that the American media is very concerned about racial discrimination and hate crimes suffered by Asians, and American politicians are also very active in expressing their views.
But is this really enough? If we pay attention to some details, there may be unexpected discoveries.
The first question is that all Asians in the United States are threatened by racial discrimination and hate crimes, but is the US government and media concerned about all “Asians” or only about “Asian Americans” ?
In the statement made by the White House press secretary, Psaki, all we saw was “Asian Americans.”
△ In the “Capitol Hill” report, Psaki mentioned all “Asian Americans”.Facing a racist problem, but focusing on nationality, can you solve the problem of racial discrimination?
The answer is, of course, no! Because racial discriminators and hate criminals have always targeted their own race. In the United States, hate crimes against Asians have increased dramatically, threatening all Asian ethnic groups, including Asian Americans, whether they are international students, workers, or tourists.
△ An Asian protested in the United States with a sign that read “Racism is the virus.”Solving the racial problem, why does the United States give up everything?
Some people may think that staring at a word will cause a scandal. So let’s think about the second question: What is the reason for the increase in hate crimes against Asians during the epidemic in the United States?
Many people in the United States say it is due to “destructive comments” from former government officials. Discriminatory comments such as the “Chinese virus” and “Kung Fu flu” have exacerbated racial discrimination.
This makes sense and is not exhaustive. If there is no racist wild grass growing wildly, just one spark will not allow wildfires to rage. And if there is no intention to start a deliberate fire, Mars will not easily appear on the prairie.
△ In the official speech of the previous US government, the new corona virus was rewritten as “Chinese virus”.During the new corona pneumonia epidemic, behind the “destructive comments” of the old United States government was the primitive sin of politicizing the epidemic, that is, the “intentionally provoked heart.”
Corresponding to this, there are also Western media such as the United States, which still see rumor points, spreading the so-called “new corona virus that was first discovered in Wuhan” or “the epidemic originated in China.” Aren’t these the evil winds that fuel the fires of racism?
△ While CNN reported that the epidemic caused hate crimes, it continued to spread rumors that “the epidemic originated in China.”Whether he continues to use the epidemic to smear China or address racial profiling by only emphasizing Asian Americans, the logic behind some politicians is: transfer contradictions abroad, appease voters internally, all for political interests.
However, the method of handing over the roots and the latter can never solve the problem, it will only make the problem appear again and again, and it will hurt others.
America has long been used to letting Asians “back the pot.”
It is not new in American history to find Asians “backing off” in the face of epidemics and other problems. This is the “racist weed” that has grown wildly.
The Associated Press report non-shyly noted that “racism against Asian Americans has always been the ugly front line in American history.” “In the United States, Asian Americans have long been viewed as medical scapegoats and stigmatized on public health issues, including the smallpox outbreak in San Francisco in the 1870s.”
△ The Associated Press reported that how long is the history of anti-Asian America in the United States?The United States describes certain races or certain countries as “problems,” which naturally leads to racial discrimination against Asians and other groups.
△ Protesters showed portraits of attacked Asian elders and slogans “Stop Hate” and “Asian life is life too.If racism is the devil, are there any politicians in American history and today trading with the devil?
Finally, he uses a Chinese idiom “drink poison to quench thirst” to remind American politicians. If you “turn the pot” of your own problems to the races or other countries, you may taste political sweetness in no time, but this sweetness will eventually endanger yourself and the world’s deadly poison.
Written by Wang Kunpeng
Editor 丨 Li Lin
Review signed 丨 Haoyu Zou
Producer 丨 Guan Juanjuan
