Crime Andrew Yang: White people will be shooting up Asian churches within a generation

[nac386]

A lot of Chinese Chatholics here in Toronto.

Filipinos are mostly Catholic, so they just go to Catholic Churches. But a lot of Koreans, Chinese, and even Burmese have their own native language Churches around here.

 

[SammyPops]

Filipinos are mostly Catholic, so they just go to Catholic Churches. But a lot of Koreans, Chinese, and even Burmese have their own native language Churches around here.

I live in Toronto, so most Asian groups have their own language services.

 

[ObamaPhoneLady]

I understand what you're saying, but I feel like he explained it pretty well and made a pretty sensible argument to support his fears. It wasn't delivered in an inflammatory way, it seemed very matter of fact and obviously rooted in his concerns for his children.

Asians are a fairly small group, but a highly successful one. So far, they've made huge economic strides, but they are now becoming more culturally influential and you're seeing more Asians entering politics. Right now, Asians are mostly ignored by politicians because they are concentrated in areas that are already politically decided like New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, and California.

But what happens when Asians become more prevalent in battleground states and their votes actually begin to decide elections? When that domestic influence is combined with the fear of foreign powers like China, will they become the new target?

I think it was fairly well expressed. I don't think he was going to controversy, I think it's a legitimate concern for him.

Ever seen Trump's comments on Charlottesville in full, not the cut up version?



Perfectly reasonable.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Asians don't really go to churches here .

Ah, I don't think the overall numbers are huge, but there are several Chinese speaking churches nearby my house and there aren't even many Chinese in my area.

 

[Hearse Lightning]

That's not what he said. He said that as the Chinese become our major international rival, and Asians become more powerful group in the states, he fears they will be seen like the Jews are seen. He fears that Asians of his children's generation will feel the same backlash that Jews feel, which includes incidents like the Synagogue attack in Pittsburg.

Everybody, make sure you watch the video before you comment.

Your summary skips the part where he said "I think we're one generation away from Americans shooting up a bunch of Asians".

 

[My Spot]

Someone needs to show him this picture and fill him in on the story behind it.

No “assault” rifle was used so that shooting was okay though.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

I don't think he was going to controversy, I think it's a legitimate concern for him.

I agree that he isn't trying to be sensationalist here., but it's not simply a matter of whether he is trying to be controversial. It's also that he's showing his own racial bias. White people are the bogeyman for Dems and he knows it. The black vote is crucial for Dems and he knows that too. If he were only voicing his legitimate concerns, he would not have limited his racial anxiety to white people. He uses the example of Jews but a large majority of attacks on Jews are not committed by white people. Is he really ignorant of that? If so, then his comments on racial violence aren't knowledgeable enough to be given much weight.

 

[RoosterHucklebuck]

No “assault” rifle was used so that shooting was okay though.

And go figure, it was the deadliest school shooting ever.

 

[chardog]

Yang went Woke 2.0

 

[Billy no mates]

Ah, I don't think the overall numbers are huge, but there are several Chinese speaking churches nearby my house and there aren't even many Chinese in my area.

Clearly a front for the Chi-Com takeover , Gweilo beware .

 

[panamaican]

It's an interesting perspective once you strip away the hyperbole. But then again, we wouldn't be talking about it if people could strip away the hyperbole. As a parallel to the Jewish experience where an ultra-successful minority group gradually starts taking over and more institutions of power, the Chinese-American experience could easily go that route. And the response to it could easily be similar.

I think that's hard to settle on as a definite but it is a "maybe". I think an argument against it that didn't apply to the Jewish diaspora is that Asians are overtly distinct looking so there's no feeling that an outgroup has slowly taken over your institutions. Which I think applied to the Jewish groups, who could appear non-Jewish thus allowing bigots to feel "infiltrated". And that feeling exacerbated their anger. Just a theory of mine, nothing in writing that I can recall that says it.

 

[PlayswellwithLawnDarts]

Damn White People

 

[nac386]

I agree that he isn't trying to be sensationalist here., but it's not simply a matter of whether he is trying to be controversial. It's also that he's showing his own racial bias. White people are the bogeyman for Dems and he knows it. The black vote is crucial for Dems and he knows that too. If he were only voicing his legitimate concerns, he would not have limited his racial anxiety to white people. He uses the example of Jews but a large majority of attacks on Jews are not committed by white people. Is he really ignorant of that? If so, then his comments on racial violence aren't knowledgeable enough to be given much weight.

But he also did not specify that only white people would be doing the shootings, he said Americans would. He spoke directly about that segment of white America choosing Asians as the next bogeyman, which is honestly a valid concern. But when he spoke about shootings, he simply said Americans.

That may have been a clever usage of political language, like you are implying, but it is important to note that what he actually said in this video is not what the title of this thread alleges.

 

[Wet Blanket]

Asians have churches? News to me.

Guess you don't get out much?

 

[ultramanhyata]

Thoughts?

The wheels have been coming off on Yang for the last few months. Very disappointing.

When he began his campaign, though I vastly preferred Bernie's policies, I thought Andrew was a sincere, straight shooter who saw the identity politics game for the bullshit it was. But between statements like this one and his entirely deceptive "medicare for all" proposal I see he has been badly tainted by the game of US politics. Too bad.

 

[Mcountry]

Thoughts?

What's the context in why we have this sound byte? Welp. Nevermind. It's pretty self explanatory and his comments in regards to this clip trying to explain it are even more idiotic.

Sorry Wang. You gotta go fella.

 

[meauneau]

By Asian Church he means Casino.

 

[Roghog]

Nah white people love asians. They'll stick to blacks, jews and muslims for now.

 

[irish_thug]

Everybody, make sure you watch the video before you comment.

Rule #1

 

[nac386]

I’m no fan of his, but Yang is not a fool. He understands how Asians are currently used politically, and he has a pretty good idea of what is going to happen in the future as they continue to develop in influence.

Right now, Asians are used by segments of the political right as a foil to black America. You see it in these threads all the time. That’s basically the extent to which they are recognized, because they have little influence on elections.

But they are yet another financially successful, quickly growing, heavily Democratic voting base.

They can’t be accused of being on a “plantation” mindset, they can’t be accused of just wanting handouts, they can’t be accused of being genetically inferior (since they’ve already been used as a foil to that), etc. All the nasty tricks won’t work. So what’s the other option to combat them? Maybe the same move used against Jewish people, which is the idea of Infiltration by a foreign entity, usurping power and influence than they should have from real Americans. Hopefully that’s not the case, but it’s not a thought only expressed by Andrew Yang.

Asian Americans are paying attention. Andrew Yang is just saying something out loud here that I’ve heard before, which is the understanding that they are under the radar, but not for long. I certainly hope he’s wrong, but the concept is not irrational.