Posted on 06/05/2025 2:45:08 PM PDT by BFW
A Harvard graduate, a doctor and an actress have been at the center of social media storms over perceived privilege. Some see economic anxiety behind it. What do a Chinese commencement speaker at Harvard, an actress posting selfies and a trainee doctor at a Beijing hospital have in common? Not much — except that they’ve all found themselves at the heart of fierce online debates in China about privilege and inequality. The three disputes, which have dominated Chinese social media in recent weeks, all featured accusations that the main players had gotten ahead by dirty means, whether that was true or not. The Harvard graduate faced questions — unfair ones, some say — about how she had gotten into the elite American university; the actress, about how she could afford the flashy jewelry she wore in her selfies; and the doctor, about how she’d obtained her job at the hospital. All three were depicted as having had a leg up because of parents with connections. There is no evidence that the Harvard graduate did anything wrong, while Chinese government investigations have found fault in the other two cases. But many commentators, in state-run media and elsewhere, have said that the outcries over all three may share a common root: a sense of resentment and anxiety that in China’s fiercely competitive society, merit may be irrelevant.
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The trained, built in mentality of cheating, lying and under hand dealing is catching up with the ccp brain washed.
"xi" Poo has his hands full with the trade war he is losing and now the ruling politburo members are waking up to massive unrest at their door steps. Cry's of "they must have cheated some how" mentality is being thrust home.
The chickens of prosperity have come home to roast, ah roust and they are pressed fake chicken fingers and anyone who got extra BBQ sauce must have stole it.
The rot will continue, 'xi' Poo want to jump in to bed with south africa now. Believe me when I say that will be historic in the disaster this will create.
I’m on my 3rd beer. This article takes too long to get to the point. Will somebody sum it up? Sounds interesting but brevity is the sole of wit-heard it somewhere.
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