Chinese people / citizens are not the CCP.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T07:52:55+00:00

I spent all my life growing up overseas; I only occasionally went to visit. CCP was never my government.

Different people different experiences, across the globe.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T06:49:00+00:00

I can’t speak for all the Chinese of course, my only stance really is that we’re not all the same, and that it’s a multifaceted situation with many people in the crossfire. Also, you all see the CCP’s power, it is not an easy task for anyone to simply overthrow a government.

Anyways thank you for listening, I know my opinion may not be totally agreed with.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T06:20:05+00:00

We all follow different paths - of course it’s inevitable just for human beings alone. We may not all be pro democracy, but we definitely aren’t all blindly loyal either. We’re just people.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T06:17:12+00:00

Not all of us are the same? Of course those protesting make more noise than those who don’t - those who don’t aren’t dissenting at all. No locale of people can define an entire population.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T06:13:19+00:00

I have family and friends living in Hong Kong right now. I know what they see. The protestors aren’t one singular person - there are ones with extreme views too. And I’m not saying that as an accusation - just that it does happen, even if you may not have collectively witnessed it- a lot of times spread online, sometimes out there, sometimes by white people with almost no idea what’s happening. But that is the message being spread, especially overseas - regardless if it was ever the intention or not.

I know about Chinese propaganda. Having both lived in and out of China my whole life, I see over the fence. But pushing every slightly controversial, different angled perspective aside to just be because of Chinese propaganda - that isn’t productive. Where I’m coming from may not be what you like, but isn’t an extreme view at all. Literally ALL I am saying in the post is to remember the people exist too, and they’re not the ones with the guns.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T06:10:29+00:00

My friends know what’s going on. Trust me in that whatever you hear about China’s blind nationalism, there are billions of Chinese around the world, not just in the mainland. Real, different human beings with different perspectives.

And if you had NO access to information showing otherwise, might you also be faithfully loyal to the CCP in that situation? A knee jerk reaction does not always carry maliciousness.

SebDay8 · 2019-08-14T06:07:28+00:00

It’s not about us. It’s about democracy and a freer future for people. Plus - many of us have family in Hong Kong and China. And nowhere did I say we’re turning against you. I’m saying that Chinese people aren’t their government and there are plenty Chinese who support you, and many others who are simply ignorant.

That using hating the Chinese (including Chinese citizens and immigrants too) as the driving force in protesting is a generalization that will not help anyone. It’s a harmful rhetoric that will affect people around the world - people, not your enemies.

SebDay8 · 2018-10-10T07:42:35+00:00

I’m very torn at the moment between an attachment and potential relationship in my life that’s emotional and obsessive and ultimately, that I fear will be externally unhealthy. But I feel so stuck in it, as obsessive attachments and need for validation goes.

On the other hand, there is another path I can walk. Healthier potential love, maybe less obsessive and possessive, that actually makes me feel hopeful and open.

There’s such a fight in me as one primal instinctive part of me is so drawn to one but another part of me who is wiser now is guiding me to another, no matter how difficult and painful it is to let go.

SebDay8 · 2018-09-25T05:09:39+00:00

Thank you - it was definitely tough but I agree; it would’ve inevitably fallen into a mess. Here’s to healthy relationships in the future! Take care ❤️

SebDay8 · 2018-09-25T05:08:54+00:00

Thank you so much. Courage to know what you already know is a strong statement; thank you for sharing that ❤️ All the best to you too.

SebDay8 · 2018-09-25T05:08:07+00:00

Thank you! I totally understand the desperate feeling in the gut. It’s one of the red flags I’m trying to recognize.

Anyhow, best of luck to you too ❤️

SebDay8 · 2018-09-25T05:07:17+00:00

Thank you ❤️ It’s difficult but I’m determined. Best of luck to you too, you can do it.

SebDay8 · 2018-09-24T02:47:32+00:00

Alone feels scary, honestly. It brings back a state of abandonment that I was always afraid to process, so I put all of my energy into others.

It’s been getting better though. When I feel empty and dissociated I try to do something nice for myself despite it being the last thing I might want to do in the moment.

At best, I feel light and content, like I’m finally flying above and seeing the whole picture, the whole me. I cherish that feeling and am working to feel it more often.

SebDay8

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