discriminatory imagination
Since chatting with different friends about immigration, and watching news and discussions on Facebook every day, my thinking has continued to extend in this direction. Migration is not just a physical move, but a whole person—including spiritual—movement. Especially when we don't immediately grab a bag to pack the most important things and flee for the sake of basic survival (air, water, food, shelter, immediate life safety).
Or it is also because it is not difficult to travel, people go to a different place, and there is a division of mentality.
To be honest, I have no experience of living anywhere for a long time, so I can't judge from my own experience whether the discrimination is real or not. But there should be no suspense that discrimination and exclusion are possible situations, and the problem is just more or less.
For the people of Bibang, there is an unknowable force that may threaten their lives, including work, culture, and law and order. Whether the impact is positive or negative depends on economic ability (whether or not others will cover your living needs), the quality of people (whether it will be rich or not, or affect the city’s appearance), and the quantity.
The British government estimates that hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers will live there in the first few years after the BNO's migration program was opened. Migrants have certain financial resources, so they do not live in remote rural areas, but mostly in big cities or surrounding towns.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate is 4.5% and more than 1.52 million people are unemployed. Not a bad number, but not ideal either. Hundreds of thousands of foreigners go to the local area to compete for jobs, which is a pressure.
Of course, the big cities in the UK are quite racially diverse, so the impact on a single ethnic group may not be as good as elsewhere. However, it is quite common to transfer unemployment and living difficulties to immigrants. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that there will be a possibility of showing mercy to Hong Kong people and then turning to exclusion.
"But Hong Kong people have always been financially capable, and they have the money to invest and hire people to help the local economy. To leave the European Union, people and capital are needed."
Many people hold this argument. Of course there is some truth to it. However, sometimes it's not all about being rich. Think back to how we treat mainlanders. In the past, what we hated the most was the benefactor mentality.
"It's not us who consume, it's not the central government that takes care of you, you're screwed."
The people of Hong Kong just want to say, it's better that you leave us alone. We wouldn't die without you.
Time changes, and in the same scene, will our roles be reversed?
The U.S. election has become a topic after dinner for everyone, all because of Trump's aggressive pursuit of China. Compared with the pressure and wording imposed by Biden, it is not as strong. Coupled with the matter of Biden's son, it makes people feel that Biden is "yes". milk."
Of course I don't know if Biden himself is pro-CCP, or if the entire Democratic Party will let China continue to act like that. But I'll hear a lot of voices saying--
"In short, we will support what is most in the interests of Hong Kong people."
Sometimes I wonder, did I make a mistake and choose the president of Hong Kong now?
Emotionally, we hope that there is a political figure who can take Hong Kong seriously. This is not difficult to understand, it is understandable. But in terms of attitude, you need to know that electing an American president is of course (at least) for the benefit of the American people. If there is more global vision and leadership style, it should be for the common good of people around the world. In reality, the former is the more obvious and logical approach.
If one day, these friends immigrate to other countries, will it also be "in short, it is in the best interest of Hong Kong people, and we will support it"?
Just as the Hong Kong people hate the new immigrants to form small circles, see the wind and steer the rudder, support the "cold" (Chaozhou dialect), and take advantage of politicians who promise to treat them favorably (typical blue thinking?); Like immigrants who can't empathize and think for the public good?
Immigrants are local people, who regard the local area as their home, and judge other people's elections from the perspective of the local area. If a large group of people don't have this kind of mental preparation, I'm very worried about the friction that may arise in the future.
The worse the times are, the more we should seek our own accomplishments, love and aspirations. I believe so. If it's a believer, I'll add it, like what the prophet told the king of Israel: don't look at the faces of great nations, but look up to our God.
See Huang Leqi: The Geopolitics of the Weak and the Way out of Faith
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