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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoLol, that’s just a human trait. Nothing exclusive to any region or civilization.
I was born in China to Han-Chinese parents. When I grew up, I was told “成者為王，敗者為寇” (Literally: Victors become kings, Losers become bandits"… Basically means the same as “Might makes right”)
Any criticism of the status quo and leaders is met with that.
The “没办法” (“Nothing we can do about it”) attitude lmfao… so prevalent in China…
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
But being a bandit is not right, I doubt your parents were elevating being an immoral thief, for example. That just sounds like a descriptive sentence, not a prescriptive one. And of course we all have the capacity for selfish evil, some societies have it as their main value/MO. Chinese people, from my experience in the world and with many Chinese immigrants, are very prosocial, family oriented, collectivist and avoid violence. Literally never have I ever seen or heard of anyone get harassed or violently mistreated by Chinese immigrants either in my own country or the ones I’ve lived in. 🤷