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John Cena Shows ‘Gutlessness’ In Apology To China, Critics Say
Movie star and pro wrestler John Cena was taken to the mat by critics Tuesday for apologizing to China after he called Taiwan a country in an interview.
Cena told Taiwanese media that Taiwan would be the first “country” to be able to see his new “Fast and Furious” film “F9,” prompting backlash in China, which considers the self-ruled democratic island nation its own territory, The Associated Press reported. China often takes suggestions of Taiwan independence as an insult.
“In one interview, I made a mistake,” Cena said in Mandarin in a video posted Tuesday to Chinese social media, per AP. “I need to say now that this is very, very, very, very, very important. I love and respect China and the Chinese people. I’m very, very sorry. As for my mistake, I really apologize for it.”
Video of John Cena apologizing in Mandarin.
Taiwan vs. West Taiwan.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Wednesday May 26 2021, @01:57PM (18 children)
Who will be the sheriff in China in the future? The present government is pretty shaky.
Taiwan doesn't have to stay independent forever (though they might be able to manage that). They just need to stay independent long enough to get a better deal.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Wednesday May 26 2021, @02:07PM (17 children)
China will see the light and form a government of the corporations, by the corporations and for the corporations.
If you think a fertilized egg is a child but an immigrant child is not, please don't pretend your concerns are religious
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday May 26 2021, @02:18PM (16 children)
If so, that's a vast improvement over the present where it's a government of the Communist Party corporation. Let's not forget that businesses aren't the only corporations out there.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday May 26 2021, @03:24PM (15 children)
Government is a business, built by business for business. It serves as part of the corporation, as the main rent collector, and of course provides security services, enforcing contracts, etc. The "democracy" is ceremonial, the old man is a figurehead, like the queen
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @06:57PM (14 children)
Sure the US has a major problem with corporatocracy that edged way too close to full fascism recently, but until Citizen's United action by the people did have an impact. Now we're sliding away from that where government and corporate powers do what they want, push out some PR, and call it day.
China is a dictatorship turning into fascism, and Russia is somewhere inbetween though closer to China with how blatantly they can persecute political opponents.
Your broad allegations do away with nuance and seed hopelessness. Just FYI in case you want to move past highschool philosophy.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Wednesday May 26 2021, @07:33PM (13 children)
:-) Your perceptions are pure Hollywood, right out of the cheap novels. USA/Russia/China/etc, the culture of political and business leadership is universally psychopathic. People who claim it's "hopeless" only do so to evade responsibility for their own role in making it all happen. "Citizens United" doesn't compel the voters to reelect 40 year incumbents, that's their own damn fault.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday May 27 2021, @05:01AM (12 children)
Such as you? Funny how that works out.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday May 27 2021, @04:15PM (11 children)
I'm not proud. I accept my part. Can you accept yours? Or do you and the others remain in denial and say it can't be helped? And where do I say it's hopeless?
The world is ours, babe, it is in our image
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday May 27 2021, @11:28PM (10 children)
I did so in the last election. My horses lost badly. Oh well.
Meanwhile, you've been whining for months because the Democrats refuse to do some particularly stupid things (the latest appears to be the "public option is off the table" quote from Pelosi). I think you exhibit a more serious class of failure that you need to accept your part in, since it's all your failure, not just some hypothetical failure that all voters share equal, meaningless blame in.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday May 28 2021, @01:25AM (9 children)
:-) So shallow khallow.. Obviously I expect too much
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday May 28 2021, @02:29AM (8 children)
You expect
thirdsecond-party candidates to ever be elected, the public health insurance option, all sorts of way too much.[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday May 28 2021, @02:58AM
Hmm, has nothing to do with what I posted in this thread...
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday May 28 2021, @03:10AM (6 children)
Sorry 'bout that. Didn't see it was you I replied to. But yes, I do expect people to know that alternate parties can win if they vote for them, same goes for public health care and anything else they might want. They have to realize they are not helpless, that it is a well documented learned condition. These are evasion tactics. On the contrary they have to accept responsibility for the politicians they reelect. In fact, that might have to be the first step.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday May 28 2021, @01:35PM (5 children)
A lot of that they don't want too. I'm sure that most voters would like public health care that they don't have to pay for. When they do, well they don't want it as much.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday May 28 2021, @03:11PM (4 children)
Yeah, ok, whatever.. What's up with the kowtowing to the Chinese government? I mean, sure, it's all about the money, but is it a thing?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday May 29 2021, @12:07AM (3 children)
Even if that was going on in this thread, why bring it up now? I don't see anyone talking about the Chinese government here.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday May 29 2021, @12:15AM (2 children)
:-) Guess you didn't read the journal, or my initial post, which nothing to do with democrats or republicans
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday May 29 2021, @02:21AM (1 child)
I learned my lesson from the last time this happened (in a fusty journal that went up in smoke last month). What is left out of a fusty post or journal is often more important than what's in it. Since I can't figure out what was left out of your post by reading your post, I consider your present criticism a waste of my time.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday May 29 2021, @02:50AM
:-) Can't read them, but you find time to comment on them anyway.. That's interesting..
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..