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作者：一本正经 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
芦网洋文造诣，赛过张飞，直逼沙翁。
大作，在下岂敢伤筋动骨？
不好意思，俺洋文亦有一硬伤：出言过激。言激，则合者寡，老兄不妨 tone down it a bit.
Again, 雕虫小计，君如悦，则纳，不悦，则弃。是也。
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Dear Mr. Croisdale:
Excuse me for the publicity in which I respond to your open letter to Ms. Zhao.
Appreciating your patriotic feelings being hurt by the lady’s unfitting comments about America being the most barbaric country, I categorically condemn the officially-endorsed assails on America via China’s media. Frankly, as late as of this writing, I couldn’t believe my eyes that that “good citizens” in China would go berserk over the shit (excuse me for the vocabulary) like that. But, alas, look at the way they behaved!
But then frankly again, the way your letter was worded boggles my mind.
It started with a seemingly apologetic tone for the dusts being kicked up. Yet you quickly implied that what Ms. Zhao’s clamoring for was littel more than an cheap apology. It sounded like: “you want an apology? Here’s one for the grab. To hell with the truth!” A question for you, Mr. Croisdale, to answer: does a sincere apology usually sound in this manner?
Then watch the tons of your subsequent lecturing dumped on Ms. Zhao about the American legal system and so forth! As if she was an illiterate toddler just escaped from the cradle. In case you are not so up-to-date about China’s judicial system, the assumption of innocence has been widely upheld throughout the land of China. The temporary deficiency of its application in all cases does not warrant an arrogant guesswork that she needs to be updated on basics.
Then you hastily “shared” the defendant’s story with Ms. Zhang. True, the gentleman in question should be assumed innocent until proved guilty, but then again, who the hell (except God) would voluntarily plea guilty prior to a trial. And I did not detect a pair of wings on the gentleman’s back, did you?
Born and bred in a totalitarian country, the Chinese people, like Ms. Zhao, are generally trained to fear the “authorities”, especially the law enforcement guys. And a tourist on a foreign land tends to feel venerable and therefore act rather defensively. A female of a size of Mr. Zhao suddenly gets suicidal by attacking an over-sized male officer? You really buy that? I don’t.
And your letter goes on. Ms. Zhao was repeatedly brought to the fact that Americans are good guys, as good as angles in disguise. Well said, but just a few things to remember:
First of all, American people are indeed good guys, but that does not necessarily mean that they are miles better than the folks from other nations. Everyone in America is an angel? Well, the FBI would have been long out of business!
Secondly, I publicly disagree with Ms. Zhao’s analogy about America being the “most barbaric country”. Yet her comment could be understood in a broader context: she’s got a good dressing-down by an officer on duty, the first guy she met in America. In her little mind, the officer is no less than a true representative of the United States, what else do you expect out of her? A politically correct Ph.D. thesis on the Good Guy-Bad Guy Issue in America? That would be a high demand even on a political science professor from Harvard, would it be not?
Thirdly, you and I both know the China’s communist media’s legendary muscle to jump at an event, like the one in question, to drum up the periodically-needed anti-Americanism. The puppet media in China scramble to demonize America, not out of true concern of its citizens’ mistreatment on foreign lands, but because of its shared fear that American democracy would destabilize the “unity and stability” of an authoritarian regime.
Organizational behavior theory 101 also teaches that lower level media staffs also tend to butter up their communist bosses for a quick promotion. These people, if they could be such called at all, usually have never enjoyed a fully developed brain: Sino-American relations? To hell with the shit (again, pardon my choice of words), as long as I’m being paid a few more bucks! Isn’t Ms. Zhao a double victim in an environment like this? A lot of words were just put into her mouth by the “patriotic” Chinese media. Expect her to march not to the beat of the government drum? I just wonder if she could remain alive by the end of the day!
With all due respect, let me hereby remind you about the impoliteness to simply address Ms. Zhao by her surname. You wouldn’t be too happy if addressed by a simple “Croisdale”, would you? Same feeling here on the part of Ms. Zhao. True, “Zhao” might have mistaken for her first name, but a remainder serves you well in your career endeavor: in China, the first name tends to go after the last one (don’t ask me why), the little knowledge that comes handy for a guy serving a nationwide media.
At the serious risk of being offensive, I proposed to rephrase your letter as follows:
“Dear Ms. Zhao:
I am profusely sorry about the injury that was unfortunately inflicted on you.
Understandable that you may not be very happy (to say the least) with this country and its people, and that you have got tons of reasons to make the comments as you did, I assure you that we as a people are not as vicious as you may have in mind. In fact, I personally know many good folks living in Niagara Fall area.
If you could honor me with a visit at a time of your choice, I would feel privileged to show you around and introduce you to those nice guys, the true representatives of the people on this land. Please allow me to foot the bill for all the related expenses in case you do plan to come, because that is the only way that I, an ordinary American, could clear away your misunderstanding about my beloved country."
The above sounds friendlier, less patronizing/arrogant, and thus could be better received by Ms. Zhao. Are you with me, Mr. Croisdale?
Finally, I am not passing any judgment on the officer’s liability because I have the absolute confidence in the US judicial system. A dose of common sense goes a long way in emotional situations like this.
A better understanding between the two peoples is in both of us’ interests. My naturalization pledge obligates me to carry a gun to guard the American interests in times of need, but I do hope the two peoples could learn to get along, so that I never have to touch the bloody AK-47.
Drop me a line or two if you feel otherwise.
With best regards.
Sincerely yours,
(Signature)
Flute Reed
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