Column: At least we can mock Trump. Chinese citizens don't have the luxury of criticizing their leader (via latimesopinion)
, was arrested by Minnesota state police while on air. The governor quickly apologized for the action. And the police claimed he was released as soon as they confirmed he was a journalist. This was surely a lie, since the Jimenez identified himself live on TV during the arrest. But it’s worth at least noting the principle here. Even the police felt it necessary to pretend they didn’t know he was a journalist, as a way to save face.
The Chinese government has been having a grand time trolling America over both our recent peaceful protests and the criminal looting and violence, in response to the abhorrent killing of George Floyd. “The death of George Floyd reflects the severity of racial discrimination and police brutality in the U.S.,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao declared.
He’s technically right. But that doesn’t change the fact that in China, racism and police brutality are features of their system, not bugs that need to be worked out. And then there’s Hong Kong. The Chinese government has been hammering the idea that the U.S. and Hong Kong protests are morally equivalent and, therefore, America is hypocritical for condemning China’s crackdown while supposedly doing the same thing here. But in America, all of the responsible voices are asking — nay, begging — the protesters, both violent and peaceful, to channel their rage at the voting booth.
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